Template:Cite web

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Cite a page on the internet (not social media or a video).

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Author(s)	authors	Follow Chicago style. 1 author: Lastname, Firstname "Screenname." 2-6 authors: Lastname, Firstname "Screenname" and Firstname "Screenname" Lastname (comma separated except for the last one). 7+ authors: Include the first three authors as normal, separated by commas (no "and"), and then end with ", et al." Example Kischak, Stef "pidgezero_one," Gamer McDegen, and "blazeit420"	String	optional
Page title	title	The specific web page's name, not including the website name. Example Interview with Codey McDeveloper	String	optional
Website name	website_name	The host website's name in general, not including the specific page title. Example Nintendo of Europe	String	required
Translator	translator	If the page you read has a translator listed, cite them here (format: Firstname "screenname" Lastname) Example Clyde Mandelin	String	optional
Page URL	page_url	The full URL at which the page was accessed. Do not include query params unless they change the content of the page in a way that affects the information you are citing. Include the URL if it is known, even if it no longer works. Example https://www.example.com/my-cool-post	String	required
Archive URL	archive_url	Ideally a Wayback Machine URL for the content you are citing. It is best to include this even if the page you are citing is still live. If the page doesn't exist on the wayback machine yet, change that. Example https://web.archive.org/web/somedate/https://www.example.com/my-cool-post	String	optional
Year	year	The year during which the page was published. Example 1996	Number	required
Month	month	The month during which the page was published. Use the full name. Requires year to have a value. Example March	String	optional
Day	day	The day of the month on which the page was published. Don't use leading zeroes. Requires month to have a value. Example 8	Number	optional
Accessed	accessed	If you don't know the publish date nor the last revision date of the page, you can use this to indicate that the given date is when you accessed the page rather than when it was published or revised. Requires year to have a value. Overridden by the modified param. Suggested values true	Boolean	optional
Modified	modified	If you don't know the date on which the page was published, but you do know when it was last revised, use this to indicate that the date info describes the page's last revision rather than its original publish date. Requires year to have a value. Overrides the accessed param. Suggested values true	Boolean	optional