Template:Cite source

Cites a source with the full evidence trail srcfy asks for: original URL, publisher, author, publication date, access date, an archived copy, and the exact page, quote or timestamp. Use it inside <ref> tags. Each citation is also stored as a Semantic MediaWiki subobject, so the archive can count and audit sources.

Example:

<ref>{{Cite source
 |url=https://example.org/report
 |title=Headline exactly as published
 |publisher=Example Times
 |author=A. Reporter
 |date=2017-04-03
 |access-date=2026-11-08
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2026/https://example.org/report
 |archive-date=2026-11-08
 |page=4
 |quote=The exact sentence that supports the claim.
}}</ref>

Template:Cite news still works for older articles.

Citation with a full evidence trail (original, archive, precise location). Stores the source in Semantic MediaWiki.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
URL	url	Original URL	URL	required
Title	title	Title or headline exactly as published	String	required
Publisher	publisher	Newspaper, website, court or organisation	String	suggested
Author	author	no description	String	suggested
Publication date	date	YYYY-MM-DD	Date	suggested
Access date	access-date	Date the source was checked, YYYY-MM-DD	Date	required
Archive URL	archive-url	Permitted archived copy, e.g. Wayback Machine	URL	suggested
Archive date	archive-date	no description	Date	optional
Page	page	Page number(s) for print or PDF sources	String	optional
Timestamp	timestamp	Position in audio or video, e.g. 12:40	String	optional
Quote	quote	The exact words that support the claim	String	optional
Language	language	Language of the source if not English	String	optional