Template:Cite web/doc

Usage
For references with author credit

For references without author credit







 last last last2 editor-last editor-last editor2-last url, archive-date archive-url url url

 required required

Choosing between and
Before 2014, editors had to decide whether to use Cite web or based on their features. In 2014, however, the differences between the two templates were eliminated.

As of, and  have the following differences: But given the same set of valid parameters, their output is exactly the same:
 * can be used for offline (paper) sources whereas generates a missing URL error when no URL is provided
 * accepts issue and volume parameters while may not

Examples
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 * m= {{cite web
 * url=http://www.example.org/
 * title=My Favorite Things, Part II
 * last=Doe
 * first=John
 * publisher=Open Publishing
 * date=2005-04-30
 * website=Encyclopedia of Things
 * access-date=2022-10-18
 * r={{cite web
 * url=http://www.example.org/
 * title=My Favorite Things, Part II
 * last=Doe
 * first=John
 * publisher=Open Publishing
 * date=2005-04-30
 * website=Encyclopedia of Things
 * access-date=2022-10-18
 * m= {{cite web
 * url=http://www.example.org/
 * title=My Favorite Things, Part II
 * last=Doe
 * first=John
 * date=2005-04-30
 * website=Encyclopedia of Things
 * access-date= {{date}} }}
 * r={{cite web
 * url=http://www.example.org/
 * title=My Favorite Things, Part II
 * last=Doe
 * first=John
 * date=2005-04-30
 * website=Encyclopedia of Things
 * access-date={{date}}}}
 * m= {{cite web
 * url=http://www.example.org/
 * title=My Favorite Things, Part II
 * last=Doe
 * first=John
 * date=2005-04-30
 * access-date=8 October 2022
 * r={{cite web
 * url=http://www.example.org/
 * title=My Favorite Things, Part II
 * last=Doe
 * first=John
 * date=2005-04-30
 * access-date=8 October 2022
 * m= {{cite web
 * url=http://www.example.org/
 * title=My Favorite Things, Part II
 * last=Doe
 * first=John
 * access-date= {{date}} }}
 * r={{cite web
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 * title=My Favorite Things, Part II
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 * first=John
 * access-date={{date}}}}
 * m= {{cite web
 * url=http://www.example.org/
 * title=My Favorite Things, Part II
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 * r={{cite web
 * url=http://www.example.org/
 * title=My Favorite Things, Part II
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 * m= {{cite web
 * url=http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/digestofrules
 * title=Digest of Rules
 * publisher=National Football League
 * access-date= {{date|{{date}}|mdy}} }}
 * r={{cite web
 * url=http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/digestofrules
 * title=Digest of Rules
 * publisher=National Football League
 * access-date={{date|{{date}}|mdy}}}}