Template:Cite web

Usage

This template is used to cite web sources in Chrono Odyssey Wiki articles. It formats citations consistently and creates proper reference footnotes.

Basic usage

{{cite web
 |url= 
 |title= 
 |access-date= 
}}

Full parameters

{{cite web
 |url= 
 |title= 
 |last= 
 |first= 
 |author= 
 |authorlink= 
 |author2= 
 |author3= 
 |date= 
 |year= 
 |month= 
 |website= 
 |publisher= 
 |work= 
 |page= 
 |pages= 
 |language= 
 |format= 
 |archiveurl= 
 |archivedate= 
 |deadurl= 
 |accessdate= 
 |access-date= 
 |quote= 
 |name= 
}}

Parameters

Required parameters

• url - The URL of the web page being cited
• title - The title of the web page or article

Author parameters

• author - Full name of author (alternative to using last/first)
• last - Last name of primary author
• first - First name of primary author
• authorlink - Wiki article about the author (without brackets)
• author2, author3 - Additional authors

Date parameters

• date - Full date of publication (preferred format: January 1, 2024)
• year - Year of publication (if date is not used)
• month - Month of publication (used with year)
• access-date or accessdate - Date when the URL was accessed

Source parameters

• website - Name of the website (e.g., "Official Chrono Odyssey Website")
• publisher - Publisher of the website if different from website name
• work - Name of the larger work (shown in italics)

Optional parameters

• page - Specific page number
• pages - Page range (e.g., "5-7")
• language - Language if not English (e.g., "Korean", "Japanese")
• format - File format if not HTML (e.g., "PDF", "Video")
• quote - Relevant quote from the source

Archive parameters

• archiveurl - URL of archived version (from Wayback Machine, etc.)
• archivedate - Date when the page was archived
• deadurl or url-status - Set to "no" if original URL still works

Reference name

• name - Reference name for reuse with

Examples

Basic web citation

{{cite web
 |url=https://chronoodyssey.com/news/update-1.2
 |title=Update 1.2: New Dungeon Released
 |website=Official Chrono Odyssey Website
 |access-date=January 15, 2024
}}

Citation with author and date

{{cite web
 |url=https://mmorpg.com/previews/chrono-odyssey-preview
 |title=Chrono Odyssey Preview: Time-Bending Combat
 |last=Smith
 |first=John
 |website=MMORPG.com
 |date=December 20, 2023
 |access-date=January 15, 2024
}}

Archived source

{{cite web
 |url=https://oldgamesite.com/chrono-odyssey-announcement
 |title=Chrono Odyssey First Announced
 |website=Old Game Site
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101/https://oldgamesite.com/chrono-odyssey-announcement
 |archivedate=January 1, 2023
 |deadurl=yes
 |access-date=January 15, 2024
}}

Korean language source

{{cite web
 |url=https://chronoodyssey.co.kr/update
 |title=크로노 오디세이 업데이트
 |website=Chrono Odyssey Korea
 |language=Korean
 |date=January 10, 2024
 |access-date=January 15, 2024
}}

Named reference for reuse

First use:

{{cite web
 |name=patch1.2
 |url=https://chronoodyssey.com/patch-notes/1.2
 |title=Patch Notes 1.2
 |website=Official Chrono Odyssey Website
 |date=January 5, 2024
 |access-date=January 15, 2024
}}

Subsequent uses:

<ref name="patch1.2"/>

Error handling

• If url or title are missing, an error message is displayed
• Pages with citation errors are added to Category:Pages with citation errors

See also

• Template:Cite book - For citing books
• Template:Cite journal - For citing academic journals
• Template:Cite video game - For citing other video games
• Template:Cite press release - For citing press releases
• ChronoOdysseyWiki:Citation guidelines - Wiki citation policies

Notes

• Always include access-date for online sources
• Use archiveurl when citing pages that might change or disappear
• Prefer the official Chrono Odyssey website as a source when possible
• For game updates, include the patch number in the title