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'''{{tl|cite web}}'''

<nowikipre>{{cite web

| lasturl =

| firsttitle =

| accessdate = | accessmonthday = | accessyear =

| authorlink =

| author = | last = | first =

| coauthors =

| yearauthorlink =

| urlcoauthors =

| date = | year = | month =

| title =

| work = | publisher =

| format =

| pages = | format = | language = | quote =

| work =

| archiveurl = | archivedate =

| publisher =

}}</nowikipre>

| accessdate =

| accessyear =

This template is specifically for web sites which are not news sources. See also [[citation templates]] for more on templates for citing open-source web content in Wikipedia articles. Here are some convenient examples.

}}</nowiki>

;Common form for cases where little is known about authorship of the page (with current date)

<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}<nowiki> |format= |work= }}</nowiki></tt>

;Using author (with current date)

<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}<nowiki> |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</nowiki></tt>

;Using last, first (with current date)

<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}<nowiki> |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</nowiki></tt>

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 online item.

* one of '''accessdate''' in YYYY-MM-DD format with no wikilink (e.g. "accessdate = 2006-02-17"), or '''accessmonthday''' and '''accessyear''', for example "accessmonthday = May 10 |accessyear = 2005". (One or the other required.)

* either '''author''', or '''last''' and '''first''' to produce <code>last, first</code>. Don't wikilink these; instead use '''authorlink''' to link to the appropriate wikipedia article. Does not work with URLs. Add optional '''coauthors''' to record additional authors. (optional)

* '''date''': Full date of publication, YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. ''2006-02-17''. May be wikilinked. Or, use '''year''', and optionally '''month'''. If you also have the day, use ''date'' instead. (optional)

* '''archiveurl''': URL of the archive ___location of the item, and '''archivedate''': Date when the item was archived, in YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. ''2006-02-17''. Must not be wikilinked; the template will link it automatically. (optional, but must use both together or neither)