Template:Cite web/doc
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.
| 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.
| 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 |