Template:Cite web

Template:Documentation This template is used to cite web sources in Wikipedia articles.

Usage

{{cite web
| url =
| title =
| website =
| publisher =
| date =
| access-date =
| author =
| first =
| last =
| archive-url =
| archive-date =
| url-status =
| quote =
}}

Required parameters

url - The URL of the web page being cited
title - The title of the web page
access-date - The date the web page was accessed (format: YYYY-MM-DD)

Common optional parameters

website - The name of the website
publisher - The publisher of the website (if different from website name)
date - The publication date of the web page (format: YYYY-MM-DD)
author - The author's full name (alternative: use first/last)
first - Author's first name (use with last)
last - Author's last name (use with first)
archive-url - The URL of an archived copy of the page
archive-date - The date the page was archived
url-status - Status of the original URL (live, dead, deviated, unfit, usurped)
quote - A relevant quote from the source

Examples

Basic web citation

{{cite web
| url = https://www.example.com/article
| title = Example Article Title
| website = Example Website
| access-date = 2025-10-02
}}

Produces: Example Website. "Example Article Title". Retrieved 2025-10-02.

Full citation with author

{{cite web
| url = https://www.gamesite.com/ananta-preview
| title = Ananta Preview: Urban Open World RPG
| first = John
| last = Smith
| website = GameSite
| publisher = Gaming Media Inc.
| date = 2025-09-15
| access-date = 2025-10-02
}}

Produces: Smith, John (2025-09-15). "Ananta Preview: Urban Open World RPG". GameSite. Gaming Media Inc. Retrieved 2025-10-02.

Citation with archive

{{cite web
| url = https://www.example.com/news
| title = Breaking News Article
| website = Example News
| date = 2025-08-20
| access-date = 2025-10-02
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250820/https://www.example.com/news
| archive-date = 2025-08-20
| url-status = dead
}}