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Template:Cite Web

SummaryEdit

The purpose of this template is to present links to external sites in a consistent fashion. It is based on the template of the same name from Wikipedia, but is greatly simplified and does not support as many options.

ParametersEdit

Cite Web
Parameter Scope Description
url Required The full link to the article.
title Optional The name of the article being linked to. This should be supplied if at all possible.
author Optional The name of the author. This should be supplied if at all possible.
publisher Optional Name of the organization or website that created the article.
date Optional Date on which the article was written.
accessdate Required Date on which the article was last checked and determined to be correct. This value should be checked every few months to ensure external links are kept up to date.
archive-url Optional The link to an archive of the article.
archive-date Optional Date on which the article was archived.

ExamplesEdit

Just the URLEdit

{{Cite Web|url=http://www.bethblog.com/index.php/2011/09/12/20-minutes-of-skyrim-action/|accessdate=22 September 2011}}

[1]. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

URL and TitleEdit

{{Cite Web|url=http://www.bethblog.com/index.php/2011/09/12/20-minutes-of-skyrim-action/|accessdate=22 September 2011|title=20+ minutes of Skyrim action!}}

"20+ minutes of Skyrim action!". Retrieved 22 September 2011.

URL, Title and DateEdit

{{Cite Web|url=http://www.bethblog.com/index.php/2011/09/12/20-minutes-of-skyrim-action/|accessdate=22 September 2011|title=20+ minutes of Skyrim action!|date=12 September 2011}}

"20+ minutes of Skyrim action!". 12 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

URL, Title, Publisher and DateEdit

{{Cite Web|url=http://www.bethblog.com/index.php/2011/09/12/20-minutes-of-skyrim-action/|accessdate=22 September 2011|publisher=Bethesda Blog|title=20+ minutes of Skyrim action!|date=12 September 2011}}

"20+ minutes of Skyrim action!". Bethesda Blog. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

URL, Title, Author, Publisher and DateEdit

{{Cite Web|url=http://www.bethblog.com/index.php/2011/09/12/20-minutes-of-skyrim-action/|accessdate=22 September 2011|author=gstaff|publisher=Bethesda Blog|title=20+ minutes of Skyrim action!|date=12 September 2011}}

gstaff."20+ minutes of Skyrim action!". Bethesda Blog. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

URL, Title, Archive URL and Archive DateEdit

{{Cite Web|url=http://www.gamespy.com/interviews/october01/morrowprofiles/index2.shtm|accessdate=9 June 2023|title=Morrowind Developer Profiles: Douglas Goodall|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011109134841/http://www.gamespy.com/interviews/october01/morrowprofiles/index2.shtm|archive-date=9 November 2001}}

"Morrowind Developer Profiles: Douglas Goodall". Archived from the original on 9 November 2001. Retrieved 9 June 2023.