Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/CiteHelperBot
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Operator: NAUser0001 (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 07:27, Wednesday, January 8, 2025 (UTC)
Function overview: Fix citation issues
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: automatic
Programming language(s): Python
Source code available: https://replit.com/@NamanChaudhary2/CiteHelperBot
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):
Edit period(s): continuous
Estimated number of pages affected: ~900,000
Namespace(s): Articles
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No
Function details: CiteHelperBot helps improve Wikipedia by automatically fixing citation issues. It logs in with a bot account and checks pages for problems like missing sources or broken links. When it finds these issues, it adds the necessary sources or adds template.