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The easiest way to start citing on Wikipedia is to see a basic example. The example here will show you how to cite a newspaper article using the {} template (see Citation quick reference for other types of citations). Copy and paste the following immediately after what you want to reference:
The {{}} (referencing) template allows to define and invoke any kind of full or shortened references (citations as well as footnotes) in articles in a very intuitive way, utilizing an easy-to-remember and very short notation, reducing a lot of clutter from article source code, thereby making it easier to read and maintain.
If the linked document is PDF, but the extension is not .pdf or .PDF, you may add the parameter |format=PDF, which displays " (PDF)" after the link. Specify the DOI to provide a permanent link, and a URL where the article is free. For medical articles also give the PMID and PubMed Central (PMC) ID
{{Cite web |url= |title= |access-date= |last= |first= |author-link= |author2= |date= |year= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote= }} The most common parameters are as follows. See also the complete documentation in Template:Cite web. url (required): URL of online item. title (required): Title of ...
For full description of a template and the parameters which can be used with it—click the template name (e.g. {} or {}) in the "template" column of the table below. Required field(s) are indicated in bold; Copy and paste the text under "common usage" to use the template. Following each example is the resulting article text.
{} for references to general websites {} for newspapers and news websites {} for references to books {{cite journal}} for magazines, academic journals, and papers; A template window then pops up, where you fill in as much information as possible about the source, and give a unique name for it in the "Ref name" field.
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Creates a heading for table reference columns. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status multi multi plural Specifies whether the column can contain multiple references per row and changes the texts to plural forms accordingly. Default yes Boolean suggested The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Reference column heading/doc. (edit | history ...