Template:Cite web/German

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This template attempts to translate the German-language template de:Template:Internetquelle to the English-language template {{cite web}}. {{Internetquelle}} is a redirect to this template.

Usage

This template is taken from German Wikipedia (de:Template:Internetquelle) and is designed to display Internet sources and references in a standard way. It is intended to be used with articles translated from German Wikipedia, so that the references still work. Please do not amend this template, except to conform to any future changes in the German equivalent (it is a global template).

Parameters

Parameter	Significance	Reference
autor	Author(s)	The name of the author according to the German name order. Several authors by a comma followed by space separated (e.g., "Ines Doe, John Doe").
hrsg	Publisher	The name of the company or institution that published the web site (e.g., "Wikimedia Foundation, Inc."; publisher).
url	URL	The full Internet address (including "http" or other prefix) without further formatting.
titel	Titel	The name of the web page or the title of the article or entry.
titelerg	Title supplement	The chapter title or the like.
werk	The name of the larger work or web site within which "titel" is contained.	For example, "Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia."
seiten	The page number	For example, 27–34, 13f., 192 The page number is especially useful for PDF files to find the passage. If a PDF document about #page=5 appended to the URL that is - if supported by the PDF viewer - automatically jumped to this page 5.
datum	Date of creation or publication on the website (if known)	Usually not the access date.
archiv-url	Address within the archive	The full Internet address of the archive without any formatting (such as an archive URL hosted by https://www.webcitation.org/ or https://archive.org/ ).
archiv-datum	Filing date	The time at which the page was stored in the archive.
zugriff	Date of access	Time at which the cited information has been read. Requires "url".
sprache	Language of the Internet resource	Here, the language in which the source is written in the form of a language code according to ISO 639-1. Or you can write the language in full as "German" (or other language).
format	Format of the target	For example, PDF, DOC, PNG for scans. It is assumed HTML if nothing is specified. Especially with large PDF files is to specify the size (in MB) is desired so that the reader can still decide whether to download worthwhile. Requires "url".
kommentar	Additional comments on the link	An additional note, for example, comments on the content of the website, which is assumed when you visit the links, etc.
zitat	Quotation from the page cited	Since items can be very large, it is sometimes useful to quote directly from the text of the web page. The original language quotation can be used or translated.
offline	The page is no longer available online.	If a page is no longer available, but will remain an important source of reference or part of the article, you can do this with "offline=ja". This option does not work with archiv-url.

TemplateData

German Wikipedia's citation template; used with articles translated from German Wikipedia

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Typ	Status
Author(s)	autor	Author name in German name order (e.g., several authors by a comma: \"Ines Doe, John Doe\")	String	suggested
URL	url	Full Internet address	URL	required
Titel	titel	Name of the page	String	required
Title supplement (e.g., chapter title)	TitelErg	Non-italic supplement to the title, e.g., chapter title	String	optional
Work	werk	Name of the larger work or website that the title is contained within	String	suggested
Publisher	hrsg	Name of the company/institution behind the website, if not self-explanatory	Unknown	suggested
Date	datum	Website's date of creation/publication in YYYY-MM-DD format	Date	suggested
Page	seiten	Page number	Number	optional
URL status	offline deadurl	Convert to "dead", "live", "unfit", or "usurped"	String	optional
Archive URL	archiv-url	Complete Internet address of the archived page	URL	optional
Archive date	archiv-datum	Time at which the page was archived	Date	optional
Archive bot	archiv-bot	(NOT IN USE) Bot check whether the link is suitable	String	optional
Access date	zugriff abruf zugriff-jahr	Time at which the website was accessed (YYYY-MM-DD); important in case of URL failure, as it shows the time of last access	Date	required
Hide access date?	abruf-verborgen	(NOT IN USE) Hides access date from display; e.g., in the "Web links" section	Boolean	optional
File format	format	Special file format and approximate size; such that users with little bandwidth can determine whether to download the file	Content	optional
Sprache	sprache	Language code in ISO 639	String	suggested
Kommentar	kommentar	A note on the link; e.g., comments on the website's contents or its background, access permissions	Content	optional
Zitat	zitat	Short text of the relevant site	Content	optional
CH	CH	(NOT IN USE) Whether Switzerland articles are formatted correctly	Boolean	optional
Year	datum-jahr	no description	Number	optional

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