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== How to create the bookmarklet -- super easy instructions! ==

[[File:WebRef citation tool.png|thumb|The bookmark (bookmarklet) doesn't take you to a different page, all it does is run the JavaScript saved in it: a text box with the Cite Web template pops up at the top of the page you are currently on, after clicking on itthe bookmark.]]This is actually super easy to set up. I do computer support for friends and family, so let's first ditch all the jargon: for all intents and purposes a bookmarklet is nothing more than a bookmark with special instructions -- in this case a JavaScript put in the place where you usually have the URL.

This is what you need to do:

* In your '''second favorite browser''', the one you don't use a lot for editing Wikipedia, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:V111P/js/WebRef

* In your '''favorite browser''' open any web page that you ''haven't'' bookmarked yet. Make a bookmark -- I put mine on the Bookmarks bar for easy access.

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Make sure to check the dates because WebRef doesn't always pick up the correct publication date, even when it is shown on the webpage.

Thank you '''V111P''' for giving us such an easy to use way for creating references! If anyoneyou still hashave problems setting this up -- and after reading the troubleshooting tips below, I'd be happy to help. If you installed WebRef after reading my guide, I'd love to hear from you.

-- [[User:Peter NYC|Peter NYC]] ([[User talk:Peter NYC|talk]]) 01:50, 25 May 2019 (UTC)