Template:Cite web
This template is used to cite sources. It is specifically for web sites which are not news sources.
Usage
- Common form for cases where little is known about authorship of the page (with current date)
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=2024-11-01 |format= |work= }}
- Using last, first (with current date)
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=2024-11-01 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}
- Using author (with current date)
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=2024-11-01 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}
- Using non-linked retrieved date, last, first
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}
- Using non-linked retrieved date, author
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}
- All parameters
{{cite web | url = | title = | accessdate = | accessmonthday = | accessyear = | author = | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | date = | year = | month = | format = | work = | publisher = | pages = | language = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | quote = }}
Required parameters
- url: URL of online item.
- title: Title of online item.
For producing a wikilinked date of retrieval:
- accessdate: Full date when item was accessed, in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, for example "accessdate = 2006-02-17". Must not be wikilinked
For producing a non-wikilinked date of retrieval:
- accessmonthday and accessyear: Month and day when item was accessed, for example "accessmonthday = May 10", and year when item was accessed, for example "accessyear = 2005".