Template:Cite web: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 05:11, 28 April 2025

Documentation[edit]

This template is used to cite web pages simply without Lua.

Parameters[edit]

title – Title of the web page (required).
author – Author name(s) (alternative to first/last).
first – First name(s) of the author.
last – Last name(s) of the author.
website – Name of the website.
publisher – Publisher of the site.
date – Publication date.
location – Location of publisher.
url – Web page URL.
access-date – Date accessed.

Example Usage[edit]

{{Cite web
 | title = The Future of Renewable Energy
 | author = Jane Doe
 | website = Green Insights
 | publisher = Eco Media
 | date = 2023-08-01
 | location = London, UK
 | url = https://example.com/renewable-energy
 | access-date = 2023-09-01
}}

Result[edit]

Jane Doe. The Future of Renewable Energy (link). Green Insights. Eco Media. 2023-08-01. London, UK. Accessed 2023-09-01.

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 <includeonly>
-{{#if:{{{title|}}} | <!-- Ensure a title is provided -->
+<span class="citation">
-  '''{{{title}}}''' {{#if:{{{url|}}}|[{{{url}}} Full text]}}, <!-- Add title and optional URL -->
+{{#if:{{{author|{{{last|}}}}}}|{{#if:{{{last|}}}|{{{last}}}{{#if:{{{first|}}}|, {{{first}}}}}|{{{author}}}}}. }}<!-- Author or Last/First -->
-  {{#if:{{{author|}}}|{{{author}}}, }} <!-- Add author -->
+''{{{title}}}''{{#if:{{{url|}}}| ([{{{url}}} link])}}.<!-- Title and optional URL -->
-  {{#if:{{{last|}}}|{{{last}}}{{#if:{{{first|}}}|, {{{first}}}}}, }} <!-- Combine 'last' and 'first' -->
+{{#if:{{{website|}}|''{{{website}}}''. }}<!-- Website -->
-  {{#if:{{{website|}}}|''{{{website}}}''}}, <!-- Add the name of the website -->
+{{#if:{{{publisher|}}}|{{{publisher}}}. }}<!-- Publisher -->
-  {{#if:{{{publisher|}}}|{{{publisher}}}, }} <!-- Add the publisher -->
+{{#if:{{{date|}}}|{{{date}}}. }}<!-- Date -->
-  {{#if:{{{date|}}}|{{{date}}}, }} <!-- Add the publication date -->
+{{#if:{{{location|}}}|{{{location}}}. }}<!-- Location -->
-  {{#if:{{{location|}}}|{{{location}}}, }} <!-- Add the location -->
+{{#if:{{{access-date|}}}|Accessed {{{access-date}}}.}}<!-- Access date -->
-  {{#if:{{{access-date|}}}|Accessed on: {{{access-date}}}. }} <!-- Add access date -->
+</span>
-}}
+</includeonly>
-</includeonly><noinclude>
+<noinclude>
 == Documentation ==
-This template is used to cite web pages. It dynamically formats citations based on the parameters provided.
+This template is used to cite web pages simply without Lua.
 === Parameters ===
 * '''title''' – Title of the web page (required).
-* '''author''' – Primary author(s).
+* '''author''' – Author name(s) (alternative to first/last).
-* '''first''' – First name(s) of the author(s).
+* '''first''' – First name(s) of the author.
-* '''last''' – Last name(s) of the author(s).
+* '''last''' – Last name(s) of the author.
 * '''website''' – Name of the website.
-* '''publisher''' – Publisher of the website.
+* '''publisher''' – Publisher of the site.
-* '''date''' – Publication date of the web page.
+* '''date''' – Publication date.
-* '''location''' – Location of the publisher or content.
+* '''location''' – Location of publisher.
-* '''url''' – URL to the web page (required for an online citation).
+* '''url''' – Web page URL.
-* '''access-date''' – Date the web page was accessed online.
+* '''access-date''' – Date accessed.
 === Example Usage ===
+<pre>
 {{Cite web
   | title = The Future of Renewable Energy
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   | access-date = 2023-09-01
 }}
+</pre>
+=== Result ===
+* Jane Doe. ''The Future of Renewable Energy'' ([https://example.com/renewable-energy link]). ''Green Insights''. Eco Media. 2023-08-01. London, UK. Accessed 2023-09-01.
 </noinclude>