Template:Cite web/doc: Difference between revisions

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Usage

See the full documentation on wikipedia for extensive examples and documentation.

A good general rule of thumb for fields to use when using this template in references is the following:

<ref name="shortname">
{{cite web 
|first= 
|last= 
|title=
|url= 
|website=
|date=
|access-date=
|url-status=live|dead
|archive-url=
|archive-date=
}}</ref>

Template Data

The following is NOT a complete list of parameters, they just provide a good all around version of the temlpate for the needs of the wiki. Visit the linked wikipedia documentation for a complete overview.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
first	`first`	The authors first name.	String	optional
last	`last`	The author's last name.	String	optional
title	`title`	The webpage's or article's title.	String	required
url	`url`	The url link to the webpage.	URL	required
website	`website`	The name of the website. Don't link.	String	optional
date	`date`	The date the webpage was created.	Date	optional
access-date	`access-date`	The date the webpage was accessed to write this wiki article.	Date	optional
url-status	`url-status`	Use to indicate if the citation should show the archive link by default. Use live/dead. Suggested values `live` `dead`	String	suggested
archive-url	`archive-url`	A link to an archive of the webpage. (archive.org, archive.ph etc)	URL	optional
archive-date	`archive-date`	The date the webpage was archived	Date	optional

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 ==Usage==
 See the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Cite_web/doc&oldid=1272810747 full documentation on wikipedia] for extensive examples and documentation.
-A good general template to use is:
+A good general rule of thumb for fields to use when using this template in references is the following:
 <pre>
-<ref name=" ">
+<ref name="shortname">
 {{cite web
-|first= (optional)
+|first=
-|last=(optional)
+|last=
 |title=
 |url=
-|website=(optional)
+|website=
-|date=(publication date- optional)
+|date=
-|access-date=(optional)
+|access-date=
-|url-status=live|dead(optional)
+|url-status=live|dead
-|archive-url=(optional)
+|archive-url=
-|archive-date=(optional-tied with archive url)
+|archive-date=
 }}</ref>
 </pre>
+=== Template Data ===
+<templatedata>
+{
+	"params": {
+		"first": {
+			"description": "The authors first name.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"last": {
+			"description": "The author's last name.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"title": {
+			"description": "The webpage's or article's title.",
+			"type": "string",
+			"required": true
+		},
+		"url": {
+			"description": "The url link to the webpage.",
+			"type": "url",
+			"required": true
+		},
+		"website": {
+			"description": "The name of the website. Don't link.",
+			"type": "string"
+		},
+		"date": {
+			"description": "The date the webpage was created.",
+			"type": "date"
+		},
+		"access-date": {
+			"description": "The date the webpage was accessed to write this wiki article.",
+			"type": "date"
+		},
+		"url-status": {
+			"description": "Use to indicate if the citation should show the archive link by default. Use live/dead.",
+			"type": "string",
+			"suggestedvalues": [
+				"live",
+				"dead"
+			],
+			"suggested": true
+		},
+		"archive-url": {
+			"description": "A link to an archive of the webpage. (archive.org, archive.ph etc)",
+			"type": "url"
+		},
+		"archive-date": {
+			"description": "The date the webpage was archived",
+			"type": "date"
+		}
+	},
+	"description": "The following is NOT a complete list of parameters, they just provide a good all around version of the temlpate for the needs of the wiki.\nVisit the linked wikipedia documentation for a complete overview. "
+}
+</templatedata>