Template:Cite web

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Usage

This template may be used to cite websites which are not serial publications (journals, magazines and newspapers) – for such sources, use {{Cite journal}}.

Template

You may copy the sample templates below for use in other pages. Unused parameters can be omitted.

Common form for situations where no author of the web page is stated (with current date)

{{cite web |title= |url= |format= |work= |publisher= |date= |dateformat= |accessdate=23 April 2024 |postscript= }}

Using the |author= parameter (with current date)

{{cite web |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor= |editor-link= |coeditors= |editor-type= |title= |url= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |format= |work= |publisher= |date= |dateformat= |month= |year= |accessdate=23 April 2024 |page= |pages= |language= |quote= |postscript= }}

Using the |last= and |first= parameters (with current date)

{{cite web |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor-last= |editor-first= |editor-link= |coeditors= |editor-type= |title= |url= |format= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |work= |publisher= |date= |dateformat= |month= |year= |accessdate=23 April 2024 |page= |pages= |language= |quote= |postscript= }}

All parameters in a horizontal format (delete the ones you do not need)

{{cite web |last= |first= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor-last= |editor-first= |editor= |editor-link= |coeditors= |editor-type= |title= |url= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |format= |work= |publisher= |date= |dateformat= |month= |year= |accessdate= |accessdaymonth= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |page= |pages= |language= |quote= |postscript= }}

All parameters, vertical format

{{cite web
|last           = 
|first          = 
|author         = 
|authorlink     = 
|coauthors      = 
|editor-last    = 
|editor-first   = 
|editor         = 
|editor-link    = 
|coeditors      = 
|editor-type    = 
|title          = 
|url            = 
|archiveurl     = 
|archivedate    = 
|format         = 
|work           = 
|publisher      = 
|date           = 
|dateformat     = 
|month          =
|year           = 
|accessdate     = 
|accessdaymonth = 
|accessmonthday = 
|accessyear     = 
|page           = 
|pages          = 
|language       = 
|quote          = 
|postscript     = 
}}

Parameters

All parameters are optional unless otherwise indicated.

Parameter	Description
Authors and editors
last	The last and first names of the primary author of the web page. Alternatively, specify the primary author's name using |author=.
first
author	The primary author's name. Alternatively, specify the author's first and last names using |first= and |last=.
authorlink	The name of a Wikipedia article about the author, like this: ":en:Mark Twain" (for the article "Template:W" in the English Wikipedia) or ":de:Friedrich Schiller" (for the article "Friedrich Schiller" in the German Wikipedia).
coauthors	The name(s) of the co-author(s) of the web page. Names can be Template:W, if desired. Separate a series of names with semicolons, like this: "[[:en:Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf|Lord Woolf]]; Jeffrey Jowell; Andrew Le Sueur; Catherine M. Donnelly". (You may also link to an article at the English Wikipedia like this: "[[w:Mark Twain|Mark Twain]]" or "{{w|Mark Twain}}".)
editor-last	The last and first names of the primary editor of the web page. Alternatively, specify the primary editor's name using |editor=.
editor-first
editor	The name of the editor of the web page. Alternatively, specify the editor's first and last names using |editor-first= and |editor-last=.
editor-link editorlink	The name of a Wikipedia article about the editor. For guidance on how to use this parameter, see |authorlink= above.
coeditors	The name(s) of the coeditor(s) of the web page. For guidance on how to use this parameter, see |coauthors= above.
editor-type	If you do not use this parameter, the template displays ", ed." after the editor's name and ", eds." if you specify the names of coeditors as well. To have the template display some other kind of indicator, such as "ed.-in-chief" (editor in chief) or "gen. ed." (general editor), use this parameter.
Title
title	Mandatory: The title of the article.
url	Mandatory: The Template:W (Internet address) of the web page.
archiveurl	The URL of the web page at which the original web page has been archived using a service such as the Internet Archive or WebCite. If you use this parameter, |archivedate= must be used as well.
archivedate	The date when the original web page was archived. This parameter must be used together with |archiveurl=.
format	The format of the document at the web page, such as "DOC" for a Template:W document or "PDF" for a document in the Template:W. It is not necessary to specify "HTML" as a web page is assumed to be in HTML if no format is specified.
accessdate	The date when the web page on which the article appears was accessed.
accessdaymonth	The parameters |accessdaymonth=, |accessmonthday= and |accessyear= can be used instead of |accessdate=, like this: accessdaymonth=10 May and accessyear=2010 produce "Retrieved on 10 May 2010". accessmonthday=May 10 and accessyear=2010 produce "Retrieved on May 10, 2010".
accessmonthday
accessyear
Imprint
work	The name of the website in which the web page appears. The name may be wikilinked, like this: "{{w|Singapore Infopedia}}" (for the English Wikipedia), "[[:fr:Wikipédia|Wikipédia]]".
publisher	The name of the publisher of the journal. The name may be wikilinked.
date	The date when the article appeared in the journal. It may be entered a format such as "4 July 2010", "July 4, 2010" or "2010-07-04". Alternatively, state just the month and year of publication or the year of publication alone using |month= and |year=.
dateformat	If |dateformat= is not specified, readers who are logged in will see the date formatted according to their "Date format" preferences. Alternatively, one of the following date formats can be specified: "dmy", "mdy", "ymd" or "Template:W".
month	Use |month= and |year= to state the month and the year of the web page, or |year= alone to specify the year of publication. Alternatively, provide a full date using |date=.
year
Other parameters
page	If the document at a web page has page numbers, use |page= to specify the first page number, or |pages= to specify the first and last page numbers. Separate a span of pages with an Template:W, like this: "520–534". For a PDF document, you can use |page= to link to a specific page within the document like this: "page=[http://www.example.org/file.pdf#page=123 123]".
pages
language	The language of the web page, wikilinked to a Wikipedia article if desired. It is not necessary to specify "English" as this it is assumed that a web page is in English if no language is specified.
quote	A quotation from the article.
postscript	By default, a Template:W (period) is displayed at the end of the citation. To suppress the full stop, use "postscript=no". To specify a comma or some other punctuation mark, use "postscript=,". Colons and semicolons must be surrounded by <nowiki> tags, like this: "postscript=<nowiki>;</nowiki>".

Examples

Wikitext	Result
{{cite web |author=John Doe |title=My Favorite Things Part II |url=http://www.example.org |publisher=Open Publishing |date=30 April 2005 |work=Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate=6 July 2005}}	John Doe (30 April 2005). My Favorite Things Part II. Encyclopedia of Things. Open Publishing. Retrieved on 6 July 2005.
{{cite web |last=Twain |first=Mark |authorlink=:en:Mark Twain |coauthors=Smith, Peter; Smythe, Jim |editor=Shakespeare, William, ed. |editorlink=:en:William Shakespeare |title=My Favorite Things Part II |url=http://www.example.org |publisher=Open Publishing |date=2005-04-30 |accessdate=2006-05-16}}	Twain, Mark; Smith, Peter; Smythe, Jim; Shakespeare, William, ed., ed. (2005-04-30). My Favorite Things Part II. Open Publishing. Retrieved on 2006-05-16.
{{cite web |title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=International Narcotics Control Board |accessdate=July 6, 2005}}	List of psychotropic substances under international control (PDF). International Narcotics Control Board. Retrieved on July 6, 2005.
{{cite web |author=François Joliet |title=Honnit soit qui mal y pense |url=http://www.example.org |date=30 April 2005 |language={{w|French language|French}} |accessdate=6 July 2005}}	François Joliet (30 April 2005). Honnit soit qui mal y pense (in Template:W). Retrieved on 6 July 2005.
{{cite web |title=My Favorite Things Part II |date=April 30, 2005 |url=http://www.example.org | accessdate=July 6, 2005}}	My Favorite Things Part II (April 30, 2005). Retrieved on July 6, 2005.
{{cite web |title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |format=PDF |archiveurl=http://www.archive.org/2005-09-11/www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |archivedate=11 September 2005 |date=30 April 2005 |accessdate=6 July 2005}}	List of psychotropic substances under international control (PDF) (30 April 2005). Archived from the original on 11 September 2005. Retrieved on 6 July 2005.
{{cite web |title=My Favorite Things Part II |url=http://www.example.org |work=Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate=6 July 2005 |quote=Lorem ipsum dolor.}}	My Favorite Things Part II. Encyclopedia of Things. Retrieved on 6 July 2005. "Lorem ipsum dolor."

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Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Url	url	no description	Unknown	optional
Title	title	no description	Unknown	optional
Archiveurl	archiveurl	no description	Unknown	optional
Archivedate	archivedate	no description	Unknown	optional
Author	author	no description	Unknown	optional
Last	last	no description	Unknown	optional
Authorlink	authorlink	no description	Unknown	optional
First	first	no description	Unknown	optional
Coauthors	coauthors	no description	Unknown	optional
Editorlink	editorlink	no description	Unknown	optional
Editor-link	editor-link	no description	Unknown	optional
Editor	editor	no description	Unknown	optional
Editor-last	editor-last	no description	Unknown	optional
Editor-first	editor-first	no description	Unknown	optional
Coeditors	coeditors	no description	Unknown	optional
Editor-type	editor-type	no description	Unknown	optional
Date	date	no description	Unknown	optional
Dateformat	dateformat	no description	Unknown	optional
Year	year	no description	Unknown	optional
Month	month	no description	Unknown	optional
Language	language	no description	Unknown	optional
Format	format	no description	Unknown	optional
Work	work	no description	Unknown	optional
Website	website	no description	Unknown	optional
Page	page	no description	Unknown	optional
Pages	pages	no description	Unknown	optional
Publisher	publisher	no description	Unknown	optional
Accessdate	accessdate	no description	Unknown	optional
Accessmonthday	accessmonthday	no description	Unknown	optional
Accessyear	accessyear	no description	Unknown	optional
Accessdaymonth	accessdaymonth	no description	Unknown	optional
Postscript	postscript	no description	Unknown	optional
Quote	quote	no description	Unknown	optional