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Formats a citation to a website using the provided information such as URL and title. Used only for sources that are not correctly described by the specific citation templates for books, journals, news sources, etc.

Template parameters
This template has custom formatting.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	`last` `last1` `author` `author1` `author1-last` `author-last` `surname1` `author-last1` `subject1` `surname` `subject`	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	`first` `given` `author-first` `first1` `given1` `author-first1` `author1-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	`author-link` `author-link1` `author1-link` `subject-link` `subject-link1` `subject1-link` `authorlink`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	`last2` `author2`	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'.	Line	optional
First name 2	`first2`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 2	`author-link2` `author2-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Last name 3	`last3` `author3`	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	Line	optional
First name 3	`first3`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 3	`author-link3` `author3-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	`last4` `author4`	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	Line	optional
First name 4	`first4`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 4	`author-link4` `author4-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	`last5` `author5`	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	Line	optional
First name 5	`first5`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 5	`author-link5` `author5-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	`last6` `author6`	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	Line	optional
First name 6	`first6`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 6	`author-link6` `author6-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	`last7` `author7`	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	Line	optional
First name 7	`first7`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 7	`author-link7` `author7-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	`last8` `author8`	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	Line	optional
First name 8	`first8`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 8	`author-link8` `author8-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	`last9` `author9`	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Line	optional
First name 9	`first9`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 9	`author-link9` `author9-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 10	`last10` `author10`	The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'.	Line	optional
First name 10	`first10`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 10	`author-link10` `author10-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 11	`last11` `author11`	The surname of the eleventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'.	Line	optional
First name 11	`first11`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eleventh author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 11	`author-link11` `author11-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eleventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 12	`last12` `author12`	The surname of the twelfth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'.	Line	optional
First name 12	`first12`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the twelfth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 12	`author-link12` `author12-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the twelfth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 13	`last13` `author13`	The surname of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'.	Line	optional
First name 13	`first13`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the thirteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 13	`author-link13` `author13-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the thirteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 14	`last14` `author14`	The surname of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'.	Line	optional
First name 14	`first14`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 14	`author-link14` `author14-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourteenth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 15	`last15` `author15`	The surname of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'.	Line	optional
First name 15	`first15`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifteenth author; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Author link 15	`author-link15` `author15-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifteenth author.	Page name	optional
Author mask	`author-mask`	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display authors	`display-authors`	Number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used. By default, all authors are displayed. Examples: \|display-authors=2 will display only the first two authors in a citation followed by et al. \|display-authors=etal displays all authors in the list followed by et al.	String	optional
Name list style	`name-list-style`	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values `amp` `and` `vanc`	String	optional
Source date	`date`	Full date when the source was published; if unknown, use access-date instead; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Year of publication	`year`	Year of the source being referenced; deprecated in favor of 'date', except for the special case of ISO dates with disambiguating letter	String	optional
Original date	`orig-date`	Original date of publication; provide specifics	Date	optional
Editor last name	`editor-last` `editor1-last` `editor`	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors.	Line	optional
Editor first name	`editor-first` `editor1-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	`editor-link` `editor1-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Page name	optional
Editor last name 2	`editor2-last` `editor2`	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 2	`editor2-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 2	`editor2-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 3	`editor3-last` `editor3`	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 3	`editor3-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 3	`editor3-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 4	`editor4-last` `editor4`	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 4	`editor4-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 4	`editor4-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 5	`editor5-last` `editor5`	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 5	`editor5-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 5	`editor5-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 6	`editor6-last` `editor6`	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 6	`editor6-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 6	`editor6-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 7	`editor7-last` `editor7`	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 7	`editor7-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 7	`editor7-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 8	`editor8-last` `editor8`	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 8	`editor8-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 8	`editor8-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor.	Page name	optional
Editor last name 9	`editor9-last` `editor9`	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'.	Line	optional
Editor first name 9	`editor9-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink.	Line	optional
Editor link 9	`editor9-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor.	Page name	optional
Others	`others`	Used to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'. Only one ''others'' parameter is allowed: e.g., 'Illustrated by Jane Doe; Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Title	`title`	The title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added. Usually found at the top of your web browser. Not the name of the website.	String	required
Script title	`script-title`	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, etc.). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. For Japanese use: \|script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	`trans-title`	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
URL	`url` `URL`	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "https://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.metacritic.com//...	URL	required
URL access level	`url-access`	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL Suggested values `registration` `subscription` `limited` Example 'registration', 'subscription' or 'limited'	String	optional
URL status	`url-status`	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values `dead` `live` `usurped` `unfit` `deviated` Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	suggested
Archive URL	`archive-url` `archiveurl`	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' Auto value	URL	suggested
Archive date	`archive-date` `archivedate`	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Archive format	`archive-format`	Format of the archived copy; do not specify HTML Example PDF, DOC, XLS	String	optional
URL access date	`access-date` `accessdate`	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Name of the website	`website` `work`	Title (name) of the website (or its short URL if no plain-language title is discernible); may be wikilinked; will display in italics. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' is redundant in many cases. Example [[Rotten Tomatoes]]	String	suggested
Series identifier	`series`	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Publisher	`publisher`	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked. Having both 'publisher' and 'website' (a.k.a. 'work') is redundant in many cases. Example [[Fandom, Inc.]] (which owns "Metacritic.com")	String	optional
Place	`place`	For news stories with a dateline, the location where the story was written; will be treated as the publication place if publication place is absent; alias of 'location'	String	optional
Page	`page`	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	`pages`	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'	String	optional
At	`at`	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	`language` `lang`	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Separate multiple languages with commas Example de, fr, es	String	optional
Type	`type`	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	`format`	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
Place of publication	`publication-place`	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	`publication-date`	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Date format	`df`	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
Published via	`via`	Name of the entity hosting the original copy of the work, if different from the publisher. This entity is committed not to alter the work. Example [[GitHub]], [[SourceForge]], [[CodePlex]], [[YouTube]], [[Vimeo]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Netflix]], [[Archive.org]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[grc.com]]	String	optional
No pp	`no-pp`	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value `y`	Boolean	optional
arXiv identifier	`arxiv`	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	`asin`	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	`asin-tld`	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	`bibcode`	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
biorXiv	`biorxiv`	biorXiv identifier; 6 digits	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	`citeseerx`	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	`doi`	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	`doi-broken-date`	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Auto value	Date	optional
ISBN	`isbn`	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	`issn`	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	`jfm`	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	`jstor`	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	`lccn`	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	`mr`	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	`oclc`	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	`ol`	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	`osti`	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	`pmc`	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	`pmid`	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	`rfc`	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	`ssrn`	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	`zbl`	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	`id`	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	`quote`	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Translated quote	`trans-quote`	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Ref	`ref`	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references	String	optional
Postscript	`postscript`	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	optional
Edition	`edition`	Specify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd	Line	optional
Bibcode access level	`bibcode-access`	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value `free`	String	optional
DOI access level	`doi-access`	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value `free`	String	optional
HDL access level	`hdl-access`	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value `free`	String	optional
Jstor access level	`jstor-access`	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value `free`	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	`ol-access`	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value `free`	String	optional
OSTI access level	`osti-access`	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value `free`	String	optional
Agency	`agency`	The news agency (wire service) that provided the content; examples: Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse	String	optional

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