Template:Cite

Usage

Based on Wikipedia's citation template, this template can be used for a variety of citations across a variety of different works, let it be publications, web pages, and so forth. Remember to include it between the the <ref> and </ref> tags.

{{cite|quote=|author=|date=|title=|url=|format=|language=|publisher=|isbn=|page=|accessdate=|archive=|deadlink=|archivedate=|archiver=}}

Example

Citing a book for the Electrified Anemone's name:

<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' Official Game Guide|isbn=978-0804162524|page=26}}</ref>

Parameters

• |quote= - A quote being cited.
• |author= - Name of authors, listing last name then first name.
• |date= - Release or publication date of referenced source.
• |title= - Title of what is being cited.
• |url= - URL of what is being cited.
• |format= - Format of URL if non-webpage (e.g. PDF, video).
• |language= - Language of what is being cited if non-English.
• |publisher= - Publisher of the source (automatically italicized).
• |isbn= - The book identifier, otherwise known as the ISBN.
• |page= - The page number being cited.
• |accessdate= - The date when the source was cited.
• |archive= - Web archive link.
• |deadlink= - Set to a value such as yes to swap priority of the url and archive links.
• |archivedate= - Date the web page was archived. Omit parameter for Wayback Machine (date pulled from URL).
• |archiver= - The archival source. Omit parameter for Wayback Machine (default source).