Template:Cite web/doc

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This is a citation template that when pulling a quote or information from a web page or document (such as a PDF file). This used to cite sources, and should be used within <ref></ref> tags.

Usage

{{Cite web|title=|site=|url=|quote=|author=|published=|retrieved=|type=}}

Title The name of the article or document
Site The name of the site that the article or document is hosted on
URL (Optional) The direct URL to the page in question
Quote (Optional) The quoted text from the site
Author (Optional) The name of the person who posted or published the text
Published (Optional) The date the text was posted or published
Retrieved (Optional) The date the article was accessed for the reference
Type (Optional) The type of page you're linking to, if it is not a regular HTML page. You should then say in this field what type of document it is (eg. "PDF File", "Word Document", "PNG Image", etc.)

Examples

{{Cite web|url= https://vndev.wiki |title= Main Page |site= VNDev Wiki }}
Main Page, VNDev Wiki.


{{Cite web|quote= Hello world!|author= John Smith |published= May 13, 2001 |retrieved= July 24, 2009 |url= http://testing.org/ |title= Hello! |site= Testing.Org}}
"Hello world!" — John Smith, Hello!, Testing.Org, published May 13, 2001, retrieved July 24, 2009.