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Cite web

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This template is used to cite online content as sources on LGBTQIA+ Wiki. Please use this template instead of plain links (e.g. Example).

Usage

Either a space or an underscore may be used to call the template (Cite web or Cite_web). Spaces between parameters are optional (e.g. {{Cite_web|url=http://www.example.org|title=Example}} versus {{Cite web |url=http://www.example.org | title=Example}}). The parameters can be put in any order since they will display in the predetermined order regardless.

Common form for cases where little is known about authorship of the page

{{Cite web |url= |title= |site= |archivedate=}}

Common form when author and date of publication are known

{{Cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |site= |archivedate= }}

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

{{Cite web |url= |title= |language= |format= |author= |site= |date= |publisher= |detail= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |nolive= |nobackup=}}

All parameters, vertical format (delete the ones you don't need)
{{Cite web
|url=
|title=
|language=
|format=
|author=
|site=
|date=
|publisher=
|detail=
|quote=
|archiveurl=
|archivedate=
|nolive=
|nobackup=
}}

Required parameters

  • url: URL of online item.
  • title: Title of online item. Automatically put inside quotation marks. If the item is untitled (such as a social media post), put exactly that: |title=Untitled

Optional parameters

  • site: The website hosting the specific item or that a single item is part of. To include a link, use a standard plainlink ([url name]). Automatically italicized. If the parameter isn't provided, the template will automatically extract and link the domain name.
  • language: Language of publication, if not in the implied default (English).
  • format: Format, if not in the implied default (HTML/webpages), e.g. PDF, Tumblr post, YouTube video.
  • author: Author(s), whether individuals or organizations, who wrote the content. There sometimes isn't an identifiable writer. May be wikilinked.
  • date: Date of publication, preferably in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2006-02-17.
  • publisher: Publisher, if any or it differs from the name of the website. (Not usually needed.)
  • detail: Any further detail(s) of note, such as video producers or hosts, translators, or anything not otherwise covered by other parameters.
  • quote: Relevant quote from online item. Quotation marks are automatically added.

Backup parameters

Please include one of these backup parameters to create a link to an archived version of the online content:

  • archivedate: This parameter uses the timestamp feature of Internet Archive. The URL supplied earlier in the template, along with archivedate, will provide a link to Internet Archive. The timestamp portion of an Internet Archive URL looks like YYYYMMDD######, e.g. 20201130123456.
  • archiveurl: If Internet Archive does not work for the link in question, you can use archiveurl to provide a full URL to another backup website, such as archive.is.

Optional backup-related parameters, when applicable:

  • nolive=1: If the content is no longer available at its original address, this adds the note (original link down) next to the title and does not create a link to that address.
  • nobackup=1: If no backup link can be found, or archiving isn't possible (ex. Archive of Our Own locked/private fics), this adds the note (backup link not available).

Note that we don't use access date here because the backup supplies the means to review the content as it appeared when accessed. If there is neither a live link nor a backup, please find another source, because nobody can verify the source without either of them.

Examples

Author, date, site, and publisher
  • {{Cite_web |url=http://www.example.com/example |title=Title of Single Item |author=Author's Name |site=[http://www.example.com Name of Host Website] |date=YYYY-MM-DD |archivedate=20231015041544}}
    → "Title of Single Item" by Author's Name on Name of Host Website. Published YYYY-MM-DD (Archived on October 15, 2023).
Site not specified
  • {{Cite_web |url=https://community.fandom.com/wiki/LGBTQIA%2B_Resources |title=LGBTQIA+ Resources |author=Sannse et al. |date=2021-06-21 |publisher=Fandom}}
    → "LGBTQIA+ Resources" by Sannse et al. on community.fandom.com. Published 2021-06-21 by Fandom
Using format
  • {{Cite_web |url=https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/Understanding-Trans-Short-July-2016_0.pdf |title=Understanding Transgender People: The Basics |publisher=National Center for Transgender Equality |format=PDF}}
    →"Understanding Transgender People: The Basics" [PDF] on transequality.org. Published by National Center for Transgender Equality
Using language
  • {{Cite_web |url=https://communaute.fandom.com/fr/wiki/Ressources_pour_LGBTQIA%2B |author=Celdren et al. |title=Ressources pour LGBTQIA+ |language=French |date=2021-08-17 |site=Centre des communautés |publisher=Fandom}}
    → "Ressources pour LGBTQIA+" [in French] by Celdren et al. on Centre des communautés. Published 2021-08-17 by Fandom
Using archivedate to include a backup link on the Wayback Machine
  • {{Cite_web |url=https://community.fandom.com/wiki/LGBTQIA%2B_Resources |title=LGBTQIA+ Resources |author=Sannse et al. |date=2021-06-21 |site=[https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Community_Central Community Central] |publisher=[https://www.fandom.com Fandom] |archivedate=20211204110235}}
    → "LGBTQIA+ Resources" by Sannse et al. on Community Central. Published 2021-06-21 by Fandom (Archived on December 4, 2021).
Using archiveurl to include a backup link on an archive site (other than the Wayback Machine)
  • {{Cite_web |url=https://community.fandom.com/wiki/LGBTQIA%2B_Resources |title=LGBTQIA+ Resources |author=Sannse et al. |date=2021-06-21 |site=[https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Community_Central Community Central] |publisher=[https://www.fandom.com Fandom] |archiveurl=https://archive.md/Ko4J9}}
    → "LGBTQIA+ Resources" by Sannse et al. on Community Central. Published 2021-06-21 by Fandom (Archive link)
Content no longer live (online), but an archive copy is available
  • {{Cite_web |url=https://community.fandom.com/wiki/LGBTQIA%2B_Resources |title=LGBTQIA+ Resources |author=Sannse et al. |date=2021-06-21 |site=[https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Community_Central Community Central] |publisher=[https://www.fandom.com Fandom] |archivedate=20211204110235 |nolive=1}}
    → "LGBTQIA+ Resources" (original link down) by Sannse et al. on Community Central. Published 2021-06-21 by Fandom (Archived on December 4, 2021).
Content is live, but unable to make a backup
  • {{Cite_web |url=https://community.fandom.com/wiki/LGBTQIA%2B_Resources |title=Exampley Example |author=Sannse et al. |date=2021-06-21 |site=[https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Community_Central Community Central] |publisher=[https://www.fandom.com Fandom] |archivedate=20211204110235 |nolive=1}}
    → "Examply Example" by Sannse et al. on Community Central. Published 2021-06-21 by Fandom (backup link not available)
Using quote
  • {{Cite_web |url=https://community.fandom.com/wiki/LGBTQIA%2B_Resources |title=LGBTQIA+ Resources |author=Sannse et al. |date=2021-06-21 |site=[https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Community_Central Community Central] |publisher=[https://www.fandom.com Fandom] |quote=Fandom is a diverse place, and we want to make sure that everyone feels comfortable and welcome. |archivedate=20211204110235}}
    → "LGBTQIA+ Resources" by Sannse et al. on Community Central. Published 2021-06-21 by Fandom. "Fandom is a diverse place, and we want to make sure that everyone feels comfortable and welcome." (Archived on December 4, 2021).
Only the required parameters (url and title)
No parameters (error)
  • {{Cite_web}}
    → Cite_web error: missing required url.
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