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| = Template:Reflist = | | <div class="reflist <!-- |
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| == Overview ==
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| {{Infobox Template | | | references-column-width |
| | name = Reflist | | | references-column-count references-column-count-{{#if:1|{{{1}}}}} }} |
| | purpose = Generates a list of references in a wiki article | | | {{#if: {{{colwidth|}}} |
| | usage = <references/> | | | references-column-width }} }}" style="<!-- |
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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}}}; |
| | | | column-count: {{{1|2}}}; }} |
| == 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
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| | | | upper-roman |
| === Example Usage ===
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| <syntaxhighlight lang="mediawiki">
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| 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/>
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| </syntaxhighlight>
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| == Parameters ==
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| The Reflist template supports several optional parameters:
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| * '''columns''': Allows splitting references into multiple columns
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| * '''group''': Enables grouping of references
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| * '''refs''': Manually specify reference content
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| == Best Practices == | |
| * Always place <references/> at the end of an article
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| * Use consistent citation formatting
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| * Verify all source links are valid and accessible
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| == See Also ==
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| * [[Help:Citing sources]]
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| * [[Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners]]
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| == References ==
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| <references/> | |
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| [[Category:MediaWiki Templates]]
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| [[Category:Citation Templates]]
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