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Used for linking to websites in references. Similar to Wikipedia's cite web template.

Parameters[]

Used for linking to websites in references.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
URLurl

Full URL of the page

URLsuggested
Page titletitle

The title of the page

Stringsuggested
Sectionsection

The section of the page that is being referenced

Stringoptional
Archive URLarchive-url

A link to an archive of the page

URLoptional
Archivearchive

Generates an automatic archive URL (the first Wayback archive); useful for saving bytes.

Booleanoptional
Archive Timearchive-time

Specify the archive time for Wayback archive. Default: 0 (the first archived revision).

Stringoptional
Authorauthor

The author of the page

Stringsuggested
Websitewebsite

The name of the website the page is on

Stringsuggested
Datedate

The date that the page was made

Datesuggested
Quotequote

A quotation from the article

Stringoptional

Usage[]

Short template

{{citation|url=|title=}}

Full template

{{citation|url=|title=|section=|website=|author=|date=|quote=|archive-url}}

Examples[]

Simple[]

{{citation
|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/minecraft-to-the-last-tree-polish-primeval-forest
|title=How Minecraft helped save one of the world's biggest primeval forests
|website=PC Games N
}}

"How Minecraft helped save one of the world's biggest primeval forests" – PC Games N.

Extended[]

{{citation
|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/minecraft-to-the-last-tree-polish-primeval-forest
|title=How Minecraft helped save one of the world's biggest primeval forests
|website=PC Games N
|author=Kirk McKeand
|date=January 26, 2018
}}

"How Minecraft helped save one of the world's biggest primeval forests" by Kirk McKeand – PC Games N, January 26, 2018.

Archives[]

With only archived URL[]

{{citation
|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20180510040828/https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/minecraft-to-the-last-tree-polish-primeval-forest
|title=How Minecraft helped save one of the world's biggest primeval forests
|website=PC Games N
}}

"How Minecraft helped save one of the world's biggest primeval forests" (archived) – PC Games N.

With normal and archived URL[]

{{citation
|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/minecraft-to-the-last-tree-polish-primeval-forest
|title=How Minecraft helped save one of the world's biggest primeval forests
|website=PC Games N
|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20180510040828/https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/minecraft-to-the-last-tree-polish-primeval-forest
}}

"How Minecraft helped save one of the world's biggest primeval forests" (Archive) – PC Games N.

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