Template:Cite web

Cite Web Template

This template creates standardized citations for web references.

Usage

{{cite web
| title        = <!-- Required -->
| url          = <!-- Required -->
| author       = <!-- Optional -->
| author2      = <!-- Optional -->
| author3      = <!-- Optional -->
| date         = <!-- Optional -->
| website      = <!-- Optional -->
| publisher    = <!-- Optional -->
| access-date  = <!-- Optional -->
| archive-url  = <!-- Optional -->
| archive-date = <!-- Optional -->
| quote        = <!-- Optional -->
| language     = <!-- Optional -->
| page         = <!-- Optional -->
| format       = <!-- Optional -->
}}

Required Parameters

• title: The title of the webpage being cited
• url: The URL of the webpage being cited

All other parameters are optional.

Creates a citation for a web source as a footnote

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title	title	The title of the webpage being cited	String	required
URL	url	The URL (web address) of the source	String	required
Author	author	The name of the primary author	String	optional
Second Author	author2	The name of the second author (if applicable)	String	optional
Third Author	author3	The name of the third author (if applicable)	String	optional
Publication Date	date	The date the source was published (YYYY-MM-DD format recommended)	String	suggested
Website Name	website	The name of the website where the source was published	String	suggested
Publisher	publisher	The organization that publishes the website (if different from the website name)	String	optional
Access Date	access-date	The date you accessed the source (YYYY-MM-DD format recommended)	String	suggested
Archive URL	archive-url	The URL of an archived version of the page (e.g., from the Internet Archive)	String	optional
Archive Date	archive-date	The date the page was archived (YYYY-MM-DD format recommended)	String	optional
Quote	quote	A short relevant quote from the source	String	optional
Language	language	The language of the source if not English	String	optional
Page	page	The specific page number being referenced (if applicable)	String	optional
Format	format	The file format of the source if not HTML (e.g., PDF, DOCX)	String	optional