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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Archive URL	`archive-url`	The URL of an archived version of the page (e.g., from the Internet Archive)	String	optional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

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 All other parameters are optional.
+<templatedata>
+{
+    "description": "Creates a citation for a web source as a footnote",
+    "params": {
+        "title": {
+            "label": "Title",
+            "description": "The title of the webpage being cited",
+            "type": "string",
+            "required": true
+        },
+        "url": {
+            "label": "URL",
+            "description": "The URL (web address) of the source",
+            "type": "string",
+            "required": true
+        },
+        "author": {
+            "label": "Author",
+            "description": "The name of the primary author",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "author2": {
+            "label": "Second Author",
+            "description": "The name of the second author (if applicable)",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "author3": {
+            "label": "Third Author",
+            "description": "The name of the third author (if applicable)",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "date": {
+            "label": "Publication Date",
+            "description": "The date the source was published (YYYY-MM-DD format recommended)",
+            "type": "string",
+            "suggested": true
+        },
+        "website": {
+            "label": "Website Name",
+            "description": "The name of the website where the source was published",
+            "type": "string",
+            "suggested": true
+        },
+        "publisher": {
+            "label": "Publisher",
+            "description": "The organization that publishes the website (if different from the website name)",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "access-date": {
+            "label": "Access Date",
+            "description": "The date you accessed the source (YYYY-MM-DD format recommended)",
+            "type": "string",
+            "suggested": true
+        },
+        "archive-url": {
+            "label": "Archive URL",
+            "description": "The URL of an archived version of the page (e.g., from the Internet Archive)",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "archive-date": {
+            "label": "Archive Date",
+            "description": "The date the page was archived (YYYY-MM-DD format recommended)",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "quote": {
+            "label": "Quote",
+            "description": "A short relevant quote from the source",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "language": {
+            "label": "Language",
+            "description": "The language of the source if not English",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "page": {
+            "label": "Page",
+            "description": "The specific page number being referenced (if applicable)",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "format": {
+            "label": "Format",
+            "description": "The file format of the source if not HTML (e.g., PDF, DOCX)",
+            "type": "string"
+        }
+    },
+    "paramOrder": [
+        "title",
+        "url",
+        "author",
+        "author2",
+        "author3",
+        "date",
+        "website",
+        "publisher",
+        "access-date",
+        "archive-url",
+        "archive-date",
+        "quote",
+        "language",
+        "page",
+        "format"
+    ]
+}
+</templatedata>
 </noinclude>

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Cite Web Template

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