Template:Cite: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:04, 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 over it for a moment, a pop-up message will appear that says "A citation is needed for this statement.".
You Type	You Get
An example sentence.{{cite}}	An example sentence.^{[citation needed]}
Reason Parameter When `reason=` is passed, it will replace the text "A citation is needed for this statement." in the pop-up message with your input.
You Type	You Get
An example sentence.{{cite\|reason=Explanation of reason.}}	An example sentence.^{[citation needed]}
Date Parameter When `date=` is passed, it will add your input to the end of the pop-up message in parentheses.
You Type	You Get
An example sentence.{{cite\|date=March 1883}}	An example sentence.^{[citation needed]}

Articles using Template

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

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 | style="background-color: white;" |An example sentence.{{cite}}
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-! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Reason Parameter</span><br><span style="font-weight: normal;">[Explanation]</span>
+! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Reason Parameter</span><br><span style="font-weight: normal;">When <code>reason=</code> is passed, it will replace the text "A citation is needed for this statement." in the pop-up message with your input.</span>
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 ! width=60%|You Type
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 | style="background-color: white;" |An example sentence.{{cite|reason=Explanation of reason.}}
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-! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Date Parameter</span><br><span style="font-weight: normal;">[Explanation]</span>
+! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">Date Parameter</span><br><span style="font-weight: normal;">When <code>date=</code> is passed, it will add your input to the end of the pop-up message in parentheses.</span>
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 ! width=60%|You Type
 !You Get
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-| 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|date=March 1883}}</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|date=March 1883}}
 |}