Template:Cite web

Purpose

This is a variant of the {{cite}} template that is to be used when you're pulling a quote or information from a web page or document (such as a PDF file). This is to be used to cite sources, and should be used within <ref></ref> tags.

Usage

To use, enter this code:

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

The full code is as follows:

{{Cite web| quote= | author= | published= | retrieved = | url= | title= | site= | type= }} 

• Quote — (Optional) The quoted text from the site
• Author — (Optional) The name of the person who posted or published the text
• Published — (Optional) The date the text was posted or published
• Retrieved — (Optional) The date the article was accessed for the reference
• URL — The direct URL to the page in question
• Title — The name of the article or document
• Site — The name of the site that the article or document is hosted on (eg. IGN, Nintendo.com, etc.)
• Type — (Optional) The type of page you're linking to, if it is not a regular HTML page. You should then say in this field what type of document it is (eg. "PDF File", "Word Document", "PNG Image", etc.)

Examples

{{cite web|url= http://www.zeldawiki.org |title= Main Page |site= Zelda Wiki }}

Main Page, Zelda Wiki

{{Cite web|quote= Hello world!|author= John Smith |published= May 13, 2001 |retrieved= July 24, 2009 |url= http://testing.org/ |title= Hello! |site= Testing.Org}}

"Hello world!" — John Smith, Hello!, Testing.Org, Published: May 13, 2001, Retrieved: July 24, 2009