Template:Web/doc

The {{web}} template is used to make a citation for a Web page. Sources that use the {{web}} template are added to Category:Web sources.

Full syntax

Template with all parameters	Parameter	Description
{{web |first1= |last1= |first2= |last2= |title= |subtitle= |description= |org= |site= |date= |url= |wayback= |note= |is-subref={{{is-subref|}}} |source-name={{subst:PAGENAME}} }}	first1	First author's first name. For a Web page with only one author, first can be used as a synonym.
	last1	First author's last name, or the whole name of the first author when that author has a single name (such as an organization). For a Web page with only one author, last can be used as a synonym.
	first2	Second author's name.
	last2
	title	Web page title. This should normally be in sentence case.
	subtitle	Web page subtitle. This should be in sentence case.
	description	Description of the Web page, in lieu of (or in addition to) the title.
	org	The organization that owns or controls the Web site.
	site	The name of the Web site.
	date	The date of the Web page (not the access date).
	url	The URL of the Web page. Multiple URLs can be provided, separated by spaces.
	wayback	A Wayback Machine URL for a copy of the page archived by the Internet Archive. Multiple URLs can be provided, separated by spaces.
	note	A note to be appended to the end of the citation.
	is-subref	Set this parameter to true when citing this article inside the definition of another source in the "Source" namespace. This changes some punctuation and suppresses the categorization of the source in Category:Web sources.
	source-name	The page name of this source (in the "Source" namespace). This is used to provide a link to the source page.

Usage examples

{{web
 |first=Katie
 |last=Blackley
 |title=Rope magnate Mary Irwin operated one of the city's largest industries
 |org=90.5 WESA
 |date=2019-03-19
 |url=https://www.wesa.fm/post/rope-magnate-mary-irwin-operated-one-citys-largest-industries
 |source-name=Blackley
}}

Katie Blackley. "Rope magnate Mary Irwin operated one of the city's largest industries." 90.5 WESA, Mar. 19, 2019. https://www.wesa.fm/post/rope-magnate-mary-irwin-operated-one-citys-largest-industries. [view source] blackley

{{web
 |first=D.{{thin}}S.
 |last=Rotenstein
 |title=Back to Pennsylvania Route 28
 |site=History Sidebar
 |date=2019-06-08
 |url=https://blog.historian4hire.net/2019/06/08/back-to-route-28/
 |source-name=Rotenstein-route-28
}}

D. S. Rotenstein. "Back to Pennsylvania Route 28." History Sidebar, June 8, 2019. https://blog.historian4hire.net/2019/06/08/back-to-route-28/. [view source] rotenstein-route-28

{{web
 |first=Elizabeth
 |last=Bloom
 |title=Bethoven St. vs. Beethoven St.
 |org=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 |site=Staff Blogs
 |date=2014-11-24
 |url=http://blogs.post-gazette.com/arts-entertainment/measured-words/42973-bethoven-st-vs-beethoven-st
}}

Elizabeth Bloom. "Bethoven St. vs. Beethoven St." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Staff Blogs, Nov. 24, 2014. http://blogs.post-gazette.com/arts-entertainment/measured-words/42973-bethoven-st-vs-beethoven-st.

{{web
 |title=Google Ngram Viewer
 |url=https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=center%2Ccentre&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=17
 |source-name=Centre-ngrams
}}

"Google Ngram Viewer." https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=center%2Ccentre&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=17. [view source] centre-ngrams

{{web
 |first1=Ed
 |last1=Vidunas
 |last2=pittsburghbrewers.com
 |title=John Ormsby family
 |subtitle=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203
 |site=Pittsburgh Brewers: Every brewery ever in Pittsburgh
 |date=2020-06-20
 |url=http://www.pittsburghbrewers.com/styled-57/styled-58/
 |wayback=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117154541/http://www.pittsburghbrewers.com/styled-57/styled-58/
 |is-subref={{{is-subref|}}}
 |source-name=Vidunas-ormsby
}}

Ed Vidunas and pittsburghbrewers.com. "John Ormsby family: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203." Pittsburgh Brewers: Every brewery ever in Pittsburgh, June 20, 2020. http://www.pittsburghbrewers.com/styled-57/styled-58/; archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20220117154541/http://www.pittsburghbrewers.com/styled-57/styled-58/. [view source] vidunas-ormsby

{{web
 |description=Street view, College Ave at Holden St
 |org=Google Maps
 |date=2015-08
 |url=https://goo.gl/maps/8yFgyEdLM6iJUH52A
 |is-subref={{{is-subref|}}}
 |source-name=Street-view-college-holden
}}

Street view, College Ave at Holden St. Google Maps, Aug. 2015. https://goo.gl/maps/8yFgyEdLM6iJUH52A. [view source] street-view-college-holden