Template:citation
This template is used to generate a citation with the appropriate h-cite microformats.
Blank Template
Copy, paste, and fill in the information:
{{citation
| title =
| url =
| author =
| published =
| archiveurl =
}}
Parameters
- title
- title of the work being cited
- url
- URL of the work being cited.
- author
- author's name (optional, but recommended)
- published
- date published in YYYY-MM-DD format (optional, but recommended)
- archiveurl
- URL of archival copy such as Wayback Machine (optional, but recommended)
- url_status
- This parameter can be added if the original link is dead, which will replace the link with the archiveurl. This should look like
url_status = dead(see example). Otherwise, the parameter is not needed.
Examples
{{citation
| title = Remember WordPress' Pingbacks? The W3C wants us to use them across the whole web
| url = http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/18/remember_wordpress_pingbacks_the_w3c_wants_us_to_use_them_across_the_whole_web/
| author = [https://luxagraf.net/ Scott Gilbertson]
| published = 2016-02-18
| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20170629220602/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/18/remember_wordpress_pingbacks_the_w3c_wants_us_to_use_them_across_the_whole_web/
}}
Will generate:
2016-02-18 : Remember WordPress' Pingbacks? The W3C wants us to use them across the whole web (archived)
{{citation
| title = <A>
| url = https://adactio.com/articles/10887
| author = {{adactio}}
| published = 2016-06-28
| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20170629220709/https://adactio.com/articles/10887
}}
Will generate:
2016-06-28 
Jeremy Keith: <A> (archived)
Dead Links
When a link is dead, ensure the archiveurl is filled in and add paramater url_status = dead:
{{citation
| title = archived example
| url = https://kylewm.com/2014/04/rsvp-span-class-p-rsvp-yes-span-first-indie-rsvp-attempt-let-s-see
| author = {{kylewm}}
| published = 2014-
| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20190405091534/https://kylewm.com/2014/04/rsvp-span-class-p-rsvp-yes-span-first-indie-rsvp-attempt-let-s-see
| url_status = dead
}}
Will generate:
2014-04 Kara Mahan: First indiewebcamp rsvp (archived from the original)