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For ease of reading, when a page includes many citations, the standard <tt><nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki></tt> template should be replaced by <tt><nowiki>{{Reflist|30em}}</nowiki></tt>  (for 10+ citations).
For ease of reading, when a page includes many citations, the standard <tt><nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki></tt> template should be replaced by <tt><nowiki>{{Reflist|30em}}</nowiki></tt>  (for 10+ citations).


===Linking to External websites===
==Cite Web==
 
The [[Template:Cite web|Cite Web]] template deals with the actual references i.e. the content that goes between the ref tags. Its use ensures that the formatting for references remains consistent throughout the site and also enable easy system-wide changes.
 
===Minimal Parameters===
 
<pre>{{cite web
| url=     
| title=
| author=
| publisher=
| date=
| archiveurl=
| deadurl=no/yes
}}
</pre>
 
* url= URL of an online location where the text of the publication can be found.
* title= Title of web page. Displays in quotes.
* author= Name of author or authors if available.
* publisher= Organization or website's name. A website's URL should be used only when there is no proper name available. So, for example, Islam Q&A is located at islamqa.info, but Islam Q&A is the title that should be cited as the publisher.
* date= Full date of source being referenced in the month/day/year format (e.g. February 21, 2014). This is the date mentioned on the website (if any).
:* accessdate= Full date when URL was accessed (use if the sourced page does not indicate a date of publication).
* archiveurl= The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the url becomes unavailable. Typically used to refer to services like WebCite.
* deadurl= When the URL is still live, but preemptively archived, then set |deadurl=no. This changes the display order with the title retaining the original link and the archive linked at the end.
 
===Additional Parameters===
 
| accessdate=
| series=
| isbn=
| page=
| pages=
| quote=
 
* series= Additional information that cannot be included under author or publisher. For example journal number
* quote= Relevant text quoted from the source. Displays enclosed in quotes. When supplied, the citation terminator (a period by default) is suppressed, so the quote needs to include terminating punctuation.
* isbn= For citing books. The ISBN is a numeric commercial book identifier based upon the 9-digit SBN code. Most published books have them.
* page= Page number of the book/journal being cited.
* pages= Page numbers of the book/journal being cited. Used when the information is spread over more than 1 page (e.g. 223-224).
 
==Archived Links==


Link rot is a commonly occurring phenomena where a working external website link becomes unavailable after some time. Link rot happens frequently. According to Wikipedia:
Link rot is a commonly occurring phenomena where a working external website link becomes unavailable after some time. Link rot happens frequently. According to Wikipedia:
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