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Usage

For references with author credit

{{cite web |url= |title= |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website= |publisher= |accessdate=}}

For references without author credit

{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |website= |publisher= |accessdate=}}

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{{cite web
| url           =
| title         =
| last1         =
| first1        =
| authorlink1   =
| last2         =
| first2        =
| authorlink2   =
| date          =
| year          =
| editor-last   =
| editor-first  =
| editor        =
| editor-link   =
| editor1-last  =
| editor1-first =
| editor1-link  =
| editor2-last  =
| editor2-first =
| editor2-link  =
| editors       =
| website       =
| series        =
| publisher     =
| location      =
| page          =
| pages         =
| at            =
| language      =
| trans_title   =
| type          =
| format        =
| arxiv         =
| asin          =
| bibcode       =
| doi           =
| doi_brokendate=
| isbn          =
| issn          =
| jfm           =
| jstor         =
| lccn          =
| mr            =
| oclc          =
| ol            =
| osti          =
| pmc           =
| pmid          =
| rfc           =
| ssrn          =
| zbl           =
| id            =
| archive-url   =
| archive-date  =
| deadurl       =
| accessdate    =
| quote         =
| ref           =
| separator     =
| postscript    =
| subscription  =
| registration  =
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Examples

{{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |last=Doe |first=John |publisher=Open Publishing |date=30 April 2005 |website=Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate=Template:Date}}

Doe, John (30 April 2005). "My Favorite Things, Part II". Encyclopedia of Things. Open Publishing. Retrieved Template:Date. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

{{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |last=Doe |first=John |date=30 April 2005 |website=Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate=Template:Date}}

Doe, John (30 April 2005). "My Favorite Things, Part II". Encyclopedia of Things. Retrieved Template:Date. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

{{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |last=Doe |first=John |date=30 April 2005 |accessdate=Template:Date}}

Doe, John (30 April 2005). "My Favorite Things, Part II". Retrieved Template:Date. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

{{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |last=Doe |first=John |accessdate=Template:Date}}

Doe, John. "My Favorite Things, Part II". Retrieved Template:Date. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

{{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |accessdate=Template:Date}}

"My Favorite Things, Part II". Retrieved Template:Date. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/digestofrules |title=Digest of Rules |publisher=National Football League |accessdate=Template:Date}}

"Digest of Rules". National Football League. Retrieved Template:Date. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Using format

{{cite web |url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pdf/Customs/List_of_Psychotropic_Substances.pdf |title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |publisher=International Narcotics Control Board |format=PDF |accessdate=Template:Date}}

"List of psychotropic substances under international control" (PDF). International Narcotics Control Board. Retrieved Template:Date. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Foreign language and translated title

{{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=Honi soit qui mal y pense |last=Joliet |first=François |date=30 April 2005 |accessdate=Template:Date |language=French |trans_title=Shame on those who think evil}}

Joliet, François (30 April 2005). "Honi soit qui mal y pense" (in French). Retrieved Template:Date. Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Using authorlink

{{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |last=Doe |first=John |authorlink=John Doe |publisher=Open Publishing |date=30 April 2005 |website=Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate=Template:Date}}

Doe, John (30 April 2005). "My Favorite Things, Part II". Encyclopedia of Things. Open Publishing. Retrieved Template:Date. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

{{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=Our Favorite Things |last1=Doe |first1=John |last2=Smith |first2=Peter |last3=Smythe |first3=Jim |publisher=Open Publishing |date=30 April 2005 |website=Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate=Template:Date}}

Doe, John; Smith, Peter; Smythe, Jim (30 April 2005). "Our Favorite Things". Encyclopedia of Things. Open Publishing. Retrieved Template:Date. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

{{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=Index of Sharp Things |publisher=Open Publishing |date=30 April 2005 |website=Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate=Template:Date}}

"Index of Sharp Things". Encyclopedia of Things. Open Publishing. 30 April 2005. Retrieved Template:Date. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

{{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=Index of Sharp Things |date=30 April 2005 |website=Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate=Template:Date}}

"Index of Sharp Things". Encyclopedia of Things. 30 April 2005. Retrieved Template:Date. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

{{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=Index of Sharp Things |date=30 April 2005 |accessdate=Template:Date}}

"Index of Sharp Things". 30 April 2005. Retrieved Template:Date. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

{{cite web |url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |date=30 April 2005 |format=PDF |accessdate=Template:Date |language=Greek}}

"List of psychotropic substances under international control" (PDF) (in Greek). 30 April 2005. Retrieved Template:Date. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Using "archiveurl" and "archivedate" (and optionally "deadurl") for webpages that have been archived

{{cite web |url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |date=30 April 2005 |format=PDF |accessdate=Template:Date |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050907150136/http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |archivedate=7 September 2005}}

"List of psychotropic substances under international control" (PDF). 30 April 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2005. Retrieved Template:Date. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

{{cite web |url=http://joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi?archive=currnews&story=20060405-01shore.htm |title=Interview with Maggie Downs |date=31 March 2006 |publisher=The Desert Sun |archiveurl=http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:JAxf4v-pQmgJ:joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi%3Farchive%3Dcurrnews%26story%3D20060405-01shore.htm |archivedate=26 April 2006 |deadurl=no}}

"Interview with Maggie Downs". The Desert Sun. 31 March 2006. Archived from the original on 26 April 2006. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)

{{Cite web |url=http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/03772.html |title=London, United Kingdom Forecast : Weather Underground (weather and elevation at Heathrow Airport) |publisher=The Weather Underground, Inc. |accessdate=Template:Date | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yo0HaAk7 |archivedate=19 May 2011| deadurl=no}}

"London, United Kingdom Forecast : Weather Underground (weather and elevation at Heathrow Airport)". The Weather Underground, Inc. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved Template:Date. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Using quote

{{cite web |url=http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html |title=Daylight saving time: rationale and original idea |website=WebExhibits |year=2008 |accessdate=Template:Date |quote=... Lord Balfour came forward with a unique concern: 'Supposing some unfortunate lady was confined with twins ...'}}

"Daylight saving time: rationale and original idea". WebExhibits. 2008. Retrieved Template:Date. ... Lord Balfour came forward with a unique concern: 'Supposing some unfortunate lady was confined with twins ...' Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Parameters

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Identifiers

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Editors

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Laysummary

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TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for the template used by the new VisualEditor.

Cite web

Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
URL	`url` `URL`	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found	String	required
Source title	`title`	The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added	String	required
Source date	`date`	Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use accessdate instead; do not wikilink	String	suggested
URL access date	`accessdate`	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	String	suggested
Website title	`website` `work`	Title of the website; may be wikilinked; will display in italics	String	suggested
Publisher	`publisher`	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked	String	suggested
Last name	`last` `last1` `author` `author1` `authors`	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	`first` `first1`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	`authorlink` `authorlink1` `author-link` `author1-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name	`last2` `author2`	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink2'.	Line	optional
First name	`first2`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link	`authorlink2` `author2-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Others	`others`	Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Month of publication	`month`	Name of the month of publication; do not wikilink; use 'date' instead, if day of month is also known	String	optional
Year of publication	`year`	Year of the source being referenced; use 'date' instead, if month and day are also known	String	optional
Original year	`origyear`	Original year of publication; provide specifics	String	optional
Editor last name	`editor-last`	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-last', 'editor', and 'editors'	Line	optional
Editor first name	`editor-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	`editor-link` `editor1-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Page name	optional
Series identifier	`series`	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Location of publication	`location`	Geographical place of publication; usually not wikilinked; omit when the publication name includes place; alias of 'place'	String	optional
Place of publication	`publication-place`	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	`publication-date`	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	String	optional
Page	`page`	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	`pages`	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source; displays after 'pp.'	String	optional
No pp	`nopp`	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover')	String	optional
At	`at`	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	`language`	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use the full language name; do not use icons or templates	String	optional
Translated title	`trans_title`	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
Type	`type`	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	`format`	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
arXiv identifier	`arxiv`	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
AZIN	`asin`	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
AZIN TLD	`asin-tld`	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	`bibcode`	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
DOI	`doi`	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	`doi_brokendate`	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken	String	optional
ISBN	`isbn`	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	`issn`	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	`jfm`	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	`jstor`	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	`lccn`	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	`mr`	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	`oclc`	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	`ol`	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	`osti`	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	`pmc`	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	`pmid`	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	`rfc`	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	`ssrn`	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	`zbl`	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	`id`	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Archive URL	`archiveurl`	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archivedate'	String	optional
Archive date	`archivedate`	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	String	optional
Dead URL	`deadurl`	If set to 'no', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live	String	optional
Quote	`quote`	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; needs to include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Ref	`ref`	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references; special value 'harv' generates an anchor suitable for the harv template	String	optional
Separator	`separator`	The punctuation used to separate lists of authors, editors, etc.; a space must be encoded as do not use an asterisk, colon, or hash mark Default .	String	optional
Postscript	`postscript`	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	optional
Lay URL	`layurl`	URL link to a non-technical summary or review of the source; alias of 'laysummary'	String	optional
Lay source	`laysource`	Name of the source of the laysummary; displays in italics, preceded by an en dash	String	optional
Lay date	`laydate`	Date of the summary; displays in parentheses	String	optional
Author mask	`author-mask`	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Last name	`last3` `author3`	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink3'.	Line	optional
First name	`first3`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link	`authorlink3` `author3-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name	`last4` `author4`	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink4'.	Line	optional
First name	`first4`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link	`authorlink4` `author4-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name	`last5` `author5`	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink5'.	Line	optional
First name	`first5`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link	`authorlink5` `author5-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name	`last6` `author6`	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink6'.	Line	optional
First name	`first6` `author6-link`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link	`authorlink6`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name	`last7` `author7`	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink7'.	Line	optional
First name	`first7`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link	`authorlink7` `author7-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name	`last8` `author8`	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink8'.	Line	optional
First name	`first8`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link	`authorlink8` `author8-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name	`last9` `author9`	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink9'. If nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and 'et al.' will show in place of the last author.	Line	optional
First name	`first9`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link	`authorlink9` `author9-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Author name separator	`author-name-separator`	Changes the separator between last and first names; defaults to a comma and space; a space must be encoded as do not use an asterisk, colon, or hash mark Default ,	String	optional
Author separator	`author-separator`	Changes the separator between authors; defaults to a semicolon and space; a space must be encoded as do not use an asterisk, colon, or hash mark Default ;	String	optional
Display authors	`display-authors` `displayauthors`	Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used; default is to do so after 8 of 9 are listed. Default 8	Number	optional
Last author ampersand	`lastauthoramp`	When set to any value, changes the separator between the last two names of the author list to 'space ampersand space'	String	optional
Subscription required	`subscription`	When set to yes, displays “(subscription required)” to indicate an online source that requires subscription	String	optional
Registration required	`registration`	When set to yes, displays “(registration required)” to indicate an online source that requires registration	String	optional
Edition	`edition`	Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.'	String	optional

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