Template:WebRef/doc

This template and documentation were adapted from English Wikipedia. The template is used to cite or reference sources on MTG Wiki on a standardized manner.

Usage

 * Common form for cases where little is known about authorship of the page (with current date)


 * Using author (with current date)


 * Using non-linked retrieved date, author


 * All parameters, horizontal format (delete the ones you don't need)


 * All parameters, vertical format

Required parameters

 * url: URL of online item.
 * title: Title of online item.

Optional parameters

 * author: Author
 * date: Full date of publication, preferably in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2006-02-17.
 * format: Format, e.g. PDF. HTML implied if not specified.
 * work: If this item is part of a larger work, name of that work.
 * publisher: Publisher, if any.
 * pages: pp. 5–7: first page and optional last page. This is for listing the pages relevant to the citation, not the total number of pages in the book.
 * page: p. 5: reference page. This parameter is mutually exclusive with pages. If both are specified, pages takes precedent.
 * language: language of publication (don't specify "English" as this is the default).
 * archiveurl: URL of the archive location of the item (requires archivedate)
 * archivedate: Date when the item was archived (requires archiveurl), in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2006-02-17.
 * accessdate: Full date when item was accessed, in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, for example "accessdate = 2024-August-".

Examples

 * Some standard use cases












 * Using format


 * language


 * No author

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 * No author, no publisher






 * Using archiveurl and archivedate to refer to items that went away but are available from an archive site

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 * No parameters (error)