Template:Cite: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:52, 22 April 2025

Description

This template should be added after statements in articles that should have some type of citation. Using the template automatically adds the article to Category: Articles in Need of Citations.

This template is one of several Editorial Notations.

Usage

Note: When used on article pages, this template will render as follows ( ^{[citation needed]} ) It does not render correctly on this page due to recursive linking logic.

Tag Only When just `{{cite}}` is passed, it will add a superscript note that says "[citation needed]". When you hover your cursor over it for a moment, a pop-up message that says "A citation is needed for this statement." will appear.
You Type	You Get
An example sentence.{{cite}}	An example sentence.^{[citation needed]}
Reason Parameter [Explanation]
You Type	You Get
An example sentence.{{cite\|reason=Explanation of reason.}}	An example sentence.^{[citation needed]}
Date Parameter [Explanation]
You Type	You Get
An example sentence.{{cite}}	An example sentence.^{[citation needed]}

Test^{[citation needed]}

Articles using Template

Declan Lion (transclusion) (← links | edit)
Emma's Mother (transclusion) (← links | edit)

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 !You Get
 |-
-| style="text-align: center; background-color: white;" |<pre>An example sentence.{{cite}}</pre>
+| style="text-align: center; background-color: white;" |<pre>An example sentence.{{cite|reason=Explanation of reason.}}</pre>
-| style="background-color: white;" |An example sentence.<sup title="{{{1|A citation is needed for this statement.}}}">''[<span class="plainlinks">[[:Template:Cite#Usage|citation needed]]</span>]''</sup>
+| style="background-color: white;" |An example sentence.{{cite|reason=Explanation of reason.}}
 |-
 ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Date Parameter</span><br><span style="font-weight: normal;">[Explanation]</span>