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==Overview==

{{See|HELP:FOOT}}

{{See|Wikipedia:Manual of Style (footnotes)|WP:REFGROUP}}

When grouped references are defined, then the page must also have markup to show the reference list. The reference list is shown by including either of the following:

:{{Tlxtlx|Reflist|group=''groupname''}}

::or

:{{tl|notelist}} or one of the variants listed below.

:{{Tag|references group="''groupname''" |single}}

==Issues and resolution==

The most obvious and simplest issue is when the reference list markup is missing. Simply add {{Tlxtlx|Reflistreflist|group=''groupname''}} to the end of the article under the section title "References", usually between "See also" and "External links". The $1 in the message shown above will be replaced with the groupname.

There are predefined group names that use templates for the in-text citation and for the reference list. If one of these group names is used, then the matching reference list template can be used.

Sometimes the reference list markup exists, but the message is shown because the {{Tag|ref|open}} tag immediately before the reference list markup does not have a closing {{Tag|ref|close}} or it is malformed, thus "eating" the rest of the text including the reference list. Find the last {{Tag|ref|open}} tag and ensure it is properly closed with {{Tag|ref|close}}.

{{#section:Help:footnotes|pregrouptable}}

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This message may also show if there are {{Tag|ref}} tags after the reference list markup. Ensure all {{Tag|ref}} tags are properly placed. A template such as a navbox may have {{Tag|ref}} tags.

Sometimes the reference list markup exists, but the message is shown because the {{Tagtag|ref|openo}} tag immediately before the reference list markup does not have a closing {{Tagtag|ref|closec}} or it is malformed, thus "eating" the rest of the text including the reference list. Find the last {{Tagtag|ref|openo}} tag and ensure it is properly closed with {{Tagtag|ref|closec}}.

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==Bugs==

This message may also show if there are {{Tagtag|ref}} tags after the reference list markup. Ensure all {{Tagtag|ref}} tags are properly placed. A template such as a navbox may have {{Tagtag|ref}} tags.

* {{bug|21798}} Misleading error message for omitted {{Tag|ref|close}} tag

* {{bug|16854}} {{Tag|ref}} without {{Tag|references |single}}

* {{bug|17865}}: Some MediaWiki Cite error messages do not allow markup

==Examples==

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{{Pre2|<nowiki>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.<ref group="note">Reference 1</ref> Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.</nowiki>}}

{{xt|In the following example, the list of references in the group ''note'' is missing:}}

{{Pre2Pre|<nowiki>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.<ref group="note">Reference 1</ref> Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco</nowiki> {{Not a typo|<nowiki>laboris</nowiki>}}{{Not a typo}} <nowiki>nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.</nowiki>}}

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.<ref group="note">Reference 1</ref> Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco {{Not a typo|laboris}} nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

==Technical==

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===Bugs===

<!---{{reflist}} Deny SmackBot--->

{{tracked|T23798}}

* {{bug|21798}} Misleading error message for omitted {{Tagtag|ref|close}} tag {{phab|23798}}

{{Wikipedia referencing |state=collapsed}}

<!---{{reflist}}Pages with citation errors Deny SmackBot--->

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* Please do not add {{Reflist}}, <references /> or other markup to show the reference list. *

* This example deliberately introduces an error to illustrate the problem. *

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