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	= ~~Template~~:~~Reflist =~~		<div class="reflist <!--
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	~~== Overview ==~~		\| columns {{#iferror: {{#ifexpr: {{{1\|1}}} > 1 }}
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	\| ~~purpose = Generates a list of~~ references ~~in a wiki article~~		\| {{#if: {{{colwidth\|}}}
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	~~The '''Reflist''' template is a fundamental MediaWiki reference management tool used to display and organize citations within wiki articles. It automatically generates a numbered list of~~ references ~~that have been defined using the~~ <~~ref~~> ~~tag throughout the article's content.<ref>MediaWiki Reference Documentation</ref~~>		\| column-width: {{{1\|30em}}};
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	~~== Syntax ==~~		\| {{#if: {{{colwidth\|}}}
	~~The basic syntax for using Reflist is simple~~:		\| column-width: {{{colwidth\|30em}}}; }} }} list-style-type: <!--
	* Place <references/> where you want the reference list ~~to appear~~		-->{{{liststyle\|{{#switch: {{{group\|}}}
	* Use <~~ref> tags to add individual citations in the article text~~		\| upper-alpha
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	~~=== Example Usage ===~~		\| lower-alpha
	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="mediawiki"~~>		\| lower-greek
	~~Some statement about a topic.<ref>Source of the statement</ref>~~		\| lower-roman = {{{group}}}
			\| #default = decimal}}}}};">
	~~Another claim with a different citation.<ref>Another source</ref>~~		{{#tag:references\|{{{refs\|}}}\|group={{{group\|}}}}}</div><noinclude>
			{{Documentation}}
	== ~~References ==~~		</noinclude>
	~~<references/~~>
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~

	~~== Parameters ==~~
	~~The Reflist template supports several optional parameters~~:
	* '''columns''': Allows splitting references ~~into multiple columns~~
	* '''group~~''': Enables grouping of references~~
	* '''refs''': Manually specify reference content

	=~~= Best Practices ==~~
	* Always place <~~references~~/> ~~at the end of an article~~
	* Use consistent citation formatting
	* Verify all source links are valid and accessible

	~~== See Also ==~~
	* [[Help:Citing sources]]
	* [[Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners]]

	~~== References ==~~
	<~~references~~/>

	~~[[Category:MediaWiki Templates]]~~
	~~[[Category:Citation Templates]]~~

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= Template:Reflist =

== Overview ==
{{Infobox Template
| name = Reflist
| purpose = Generates a list of references in a wiki article
| usage = <references/>
}}

The '''Reflist''' template is a fundamental MediaWiki reference management tool used to display and organize citations within wiki articles. It automatically generates a numbered list of references that have been defined using the <ref> tag throughout the article's content.<ref>MediaWiki Reference Documentation</ref>

== Syntax ==
The basic syntax for using Reflist is simple:
* Place <references/> where you want the reference list to appear
* Use <ref> tags to add individual citations in the article text

=== Example Usage ===
<syntaxhighlight lang="mediawiki">
Some statement about a topic.<ref>Source of the statement</ref>

Another claim with a different citation.<ref>Another source</ref>

== References ==
<references/>
</syntaxhighlight>

== Parameters ==
The Reflist template supports several optional parameters:
* '''columns''': Allows splitting references into multiple columns
* '''group''': Enables grouping of references
* '''refs''': Manually specify reference content

== Best Practices ==
* Always place <references/> at the end of an article
* Use consistent citation formatting
* Verify all source links are valid and accessible

== See Also ==
* [[Help:Citing sources]]
* [[Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners]]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:MediaWiki Templates]]
[[Category:Citation Templates]]