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This template is used to [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|cite sources]]. It is specifically for websites. <br />
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==Usage==<br />
;Common form for cases where little is known about the authorship of the page (with current date)<br />
<code><nowiki>{{CiteGeneral|url=|title=|accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code><br />
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;Using author (with current date)<br />
<code><nowiki>{{CiteGeneral|url=|title=|author=|date=|accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>|publisher=|archiveurl=|archivedate=|quote=}}</nowiki></code><br />
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;All parameters<br />
<pre>{{CiteGeneral<br />
|url = <br />
|title = <br />
|accessdate = <br />
|author = <br />
|last = <br />
|first = <br />
|authorlink = <br />
|coauthors = <br />
|date = <br />
|year = <br />
|month = <br />
|format = <br />
|work = <br />
|publisher = <br />
|pages = <br />
|language = <br />
|archiveurl = <br />
|archivedate = <br />
|quote = <br />
|lost =<br />
}}</pre><br />
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===Required parameters===<br />
* '''url''': URL of online item.<br />
* '''title''': Title of the online item.<br />
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===Optional parameters===<br />
====Author====<br />
* '''author''': Full name of the author of the content.<br />
* '''first''': Given or first names of the author.<br />
* '''last''': Surname of the author.<br />
* '''authorlink''': URL to link the author name to.<br />
* '''coauthors''': Co-authors of the content.<br />
<br />
====Dates and archiving====<br />
* '''date''': Date of source being referenced (<code>dd month year</code>, e.g. {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}).<br />
* '''month''': Month of source being referenced (only used if <code>year</code> is also supplied, <code>date</code> takes precedence over both)<br />
* '''year''': Year of source being referenced (<code>date</code> takes precedence).<br />
* '''accessdate''': Date when the content pointed to by <code>url</code> was last verified to support the text being cited (<code>dd month year</code>).<br />
* '''archiveurl''': URL for an archived snapshot of the web page, e.g., requires <code>archivedate</code> to be specified.<br />
* '''archivedate''': Creation date of the archived snapshot at the URL in <code>archiveurl</code>.<br />
* '''lost''': Source is no longer able to be accessed in its original form.<br />
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====Further details====<br />
* '''format''': Format of the work referred to by <code>url</code>, if non-HTML (e.g. PDF).<br />
* '''language''': Language in which the source is written, if not English.<br />
* '''pages''': Range of pages in the source that support the content.<br />
* '''publisher''': Name of the company that published the work being cited. Specifying both <code>publisher</code> and <code>work</code> is typically unnecessary.<br />
* '''quote''': Relevant text quoted from the source.<br />
* '''work''': Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible). Specifying both <code>work</code> and <code>publisher</code> is typically unnecessary.</div>imported>Keplare