A lightweight web citation template. Renders a formatted citation for web sources.
Usage
{{cite web
|url=https://example.com/page
|title=Page Title
|publisher=Publisher Name
|author=Author Name
|date=January 24, 2001
|access-date=February 5, 2026
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/...
|archive-date=March 1, 2023
}}
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
url |
Yes | URL of the source |
title |
Yes | Title of the page or article |
publisher |
No | Publisher or website name |
author |
No | Author name |
date |
No | Publication date |
access-date |
No | Date the URL was accessed |
archive-url |
No | Archived copy URL (e.g. Wayback Machine) |
archive-date |
No | Date the archive was captured |
work |
No | Name of the containing work (website, journal, etc.) |
Output format
Author (if provided). "Title". Work (if provided). Publisher (if provided). Date (if provided). Retrieved access-date (if provided). Archived (if archive-url provided).
