Template:Web

This template provides a custom, simplified citation scheme for the Web. Requires {{Reflist}} for citations to work.

Documentation

To invoke this template, enter <ref>{{web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |etal= |title= |url= |archive= |website= |date= }}</ref> after your claim. Consult our style guide for more information on how to use it. The "retrieved on YYYY-MM-DD" text is displayed automatically.

Template parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Status
last	The post author's last name.	string	required
first	The post author's first name. If there is one, middle name also goes here.	string	required
last2	The second post author's last name. Use only if the authors are two in total.	string	optional
first2	The second post author's first name. If there is one, middle name also goes here. Use only if the authors are two in total.	string	optional
etal	States that there are more than two post authors. Do not use last2 and first2 together with it. Only the first author needs to be cited, e.g. "Doe John et al." (not "Doe John, Doe Jane & et al."). Enter "true" to enable.	boolean	optional
title	The post's title.	string	required
url	The URL of the post.	url	required
archive	An archived link from Internet Archive's WayBack Machine to prevent link rot. Enter either "true" to link to the latest corresponding archived link or any specific archived link of your choice.	boolean or string	optional
website	The cited website without "https://www.", e.g. "gnu.org".	string	required
date	The post's date of publication. Use the YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. "2022-03-15". Do not use other date formats.	string	required

Example

<ref>{{web |last=Stallman |first=Richard |title=Software patents — Obstacles to software development |url=https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/software-patents.en.html |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107094435/https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/software-patents.en.html |website=gnu.org |date=2002-03-25}}</ref>