Template:Cite web/doc

This template is used to cite online sources in Wikipedia articles. {{Cite news}} can also be used when citing a news source; for general information about citations in Wikipedia articles, see Wikipedia:cite sources.

A general discussion of the use of templates for adding citation of open-source web content to Wikipedia articles is available at citation templates. kuto akshy gujjar hai todelete kyokiya

Usage

Please note that in order to avoid the article being tagged as having a broken citation, none of the parameters should be capitalised. Use "url", "title", etc. - not "Url", "Title", etc.

Common forms

Common form (with current date)

{{cite web |title= |url= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2026-04-03}}

Using last, first and coauthor(s) (with current date)

{{cite web |last= |first= |coauthors= |title= |url= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2026-04-03}}

Using author and authorlink (with current date)

{{cite web |author= |authorlink= |title= |url= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2026-04-03}}

Using archived version

{{cite web |author= |title= |url= |archiveurl= |date= |archivedate= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2026-04-03}}

All parameters

When copying all parameters in either the horizontal or vertical layouts, delete those which are not needed.

All parameters, horizontal layout

{{cite web |first= |last= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= |url= |archiveurl= |work= |publisher= |location= |trans_title= |page= |pages= |language= |format= |doi= |date= |month= |year= |archivedate= |quote= |accessdate=2026-04-03}}

All parameters, vertical layout

{{cite web
 |first       = 
 |last        = 
 |author      = 
 |authorlink  = 
 |coauthors   = 
 |title       = 
 |url         = 
 |archiveurl  = 
 |work        = 
 |publisher   = 
 |location    = 
 |page        = 
 |pages       = 
 |language    = 
 |trans_title =
 |format      = 
 |doi         = 
 |date        = 
 |month       = 
 |year        = 
 |archivedate = 
 |accessdate  = 
 |quote       = 
}}

Required parameters

• title: Title of online item.
• url: URL of online item. Start the url with the communications protocol, e.g. http://.

Optional parameters

• author: Author
  • last works with first to produce last, first
  • authorlink works either with author or with last & first to link to the appropriate wikipedia article. Does not work with URLs.
  • coauthors: allows additional authors
• a date parameter:
  • either date: Full date of publication. Should be in the same format as used in the main text of the article and should not be wikilinked. (per Manual of Style (dates))
  • or year: Year of publication, and month: Name of the month of publication. If you also have the day, use date instead. Should not be wikilinked.
• format: Format, e.g. PDF. HTML implied if not specified.
• work: If this item is part of a larger "work", such as a book, periodical or website, write the name of that work.
• publisher: Publisher, if any—for example if the website is hosted by a government service, educational institution, or company
  • location: Geographical place of publication.
• 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.
• language: language of publication (don't specify "English" as this is the default).
  • trans_title: A translated title of the article, in case the original title is in a foreign language. Would normally be used in conjunction with the 'language' parameter.
• doi: A digital object identifier for the document, such as 10.1038/news070508-7
  • Doilabel: If the doi contains some characters that must be escaped, use "doilabel" for the unescaped version. See {{doi}}: "id" is equivalent to "doi" and "label" is "doilabel"
• archive parameters (if used, must be used both of them together)
  • archiveurl: The URL of an archived copy of the page, if (or in case) the url becomes unavailable. Typically used to refer to services like WebCite and Archive.org.
  • archivedate: Date when the item was archived. Should be in the same format as used in the main text of the article and should not be wikilinked. (per Manual of Style (dates))
• accessdate: Full date when item was accessed, in the appropriate date format for the article. Should not be wikilinked.
• quote: Relevant quote from online item.
• separator / postscript: The punctuation to use between fields / at the end of the citation

Duplicate periods

By default, cite web separates fields with periods, so don't encode a field ending with a period or a duplicate period will be added. Example: publisher=Camelot, Inc will correctly show as Camelot, Inc. but publisher=Camelot, Inc. will incorrectly show as Camelot, Inc..

Examples

Some standard use cases

• {{cite web |author=Doe, John |title=My favorite things part II |publisher=Open Publishing |date=2005-04-30 |work=Encyclopedia of things |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06 }}
  → Doe, John (2005-04-30). "My favorite things part II". Encyclopedia of things. Open Publishing. Retrieved 2005-07-06. 

• {{cite web |author=Doe, John |title=My favorite things part II |date=2005-04-30 |work=Encyclopedia of things |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06 }}
  → Doe, John (2005-04-30). "My favorite things part II". Encyclopedia of things. Retrieved 2005-07-06. 

• {{cite web |author=Doe, John |title=My favorite things part II |date=2005-04-30 |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06 }}
  → Doe, John (2005-04-30). "My favorite things part II". Retrieved 2005-07-06. 

• {{cite web |author=Doe, John |title=My favorite things part II |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06 }}
  → Doe, John. "My favorite things part II". Retrieved 2005-07-06. 

• {{cite web |title=My favorite things part II |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06 }}
  → "My favorite things part II". Retrieved 2005-07-06. 

• {{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/fans/ |title=Digest of rules |publisher= National Football League |accessdate=2005-07-06 }}
  → "Digest of rules". National Football League. Retrieved 2005-07-06. 

Using format

• {{cite web |title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |publisher=International Narcotics Control Board |url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2005-07-06 }}
  → "List of psychotropic substances under international control" (PDF). International Narcotics Control Board. Retrieved 2005-07-06. 

language

• {{cite web |author=Joliet, François |title=Honnit soit qui mal y pense |date=2005-04-30 |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06 |language=French }}
  → Joliet, François (2005-04-30). "Honnit soit qui mal y pense" (in French). Retrieved 2005-07-06. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)

coauthors

• {{cite web |first=John |last=Doe |coauthors=Smith, Peter; Smythe, Jim |title=My favorite things part II |publisher=Open Publishing |date=2005-04-30 |work=Encyclopedia of things |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2006-05-16 }}
  →

No author

• {{cite web |title=My favorite things part II |publisher=Open Publishing |date=2005-04-30 |work=Encyclopedia of things |url=http://www.example.org/ | accessdate=2006-05-16 }}
  → "My favorite things part II". Encyclopedia of things. Open Publishing. 2005-04-30. Retrieved 2006-05-16. 

No author, no publisher

• {{cite web |title=My favorite things part II |date=2005-04-30 |work=Encyclopedia of things |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06 }}
  → "My favorite things part II". Encyclopedia of things. 2005-04-30. Retrieved 2005-07-06. 

• {{cite web |title=My favorite things part II |date=2005-04-30 |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06}}
  → "My favorite things part II". 2005-04-30. Retrieved 2005-07-06. 

• {{cite web |title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |date=2005-04-30 |url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2005-07-06 |language=Greek }}
  → "List of psychotropic substances under international control" (PDF) (in Greek). 2005-04-30. Retrieved 2005-07-06. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)

Using "archiveurl" and "archivedate" for webpages that have been archived

• {{cite web |title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |date=2005-04-30 |url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2005-07-06 |archiveurl=http://www.archive.org/2005-09-11/www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |archivedate=2005-09-11 }}
  → "List of psychotropic substances under international control" (PDF). 2005-04-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-09-11. Retrieved 2005-07-06. 

• {{cite web |url=http://joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi?archive=currnews&story=20060405-01shore.htm |title=Interview with Maggie Downs |date=2006-03-31 |publisher=The Desert Sun |archiveurl=http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:JAxf4v-pQmgJ:joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi%3Farchive%3Dcurrnews%26story%3D20060405-01shore.htm |archivedate=2006-04-26 }}
  → "Interview with Maggie Downs". The Desert Sun. 2006-03-31. Archived from the original on 2006-04-26. 

Using "quote"

• {{cite web |title=My favorite things part II |work=Encyclopedia of things |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06 |quote=Lorem ipsum dolor. }}
  → "My favorite things part II". Encyclopedia of things. Retrieved 2005-07-06. Lorem ipsum dolor.