Forum talk:Wikipedia Reference template
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Hello: I am new to this so please forgive me if I have posted in the wrong area. I am starting a wiki using MediaWiki and have been looking for the reference template that cites references and provides the numbered link to the footnote. I don'y know where to find the template, how to install it or if it works on wikis other than wikipedia. Any information or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.Satkins1964 16:59, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- (Almost?) all wiki's use the MediaWiki software, though there are different versions of MediaWiki. What works on one site will probably work on another, though some features are version dependent. The code that gives you a foot note isn't a template per se. You just have to insert the proper code in the right place. Insert:
- <ref name="sometag"> Text </ref>
where you want the number to appear in the narrative. Then insert
- <references/>
Where you want the footnotes to appear. Note "Sometag" is any word you want to use. If you want to use the same footnote in several places you can just use
- <ref name="sometag"> </ref>
With no new text, and you'll get a link to the same footnote.
Here's an example.[1]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ This is an example of the use of a reference. Put the string of code in the narrative text where you want the reference number to appear, and the <references/> code string where you want the footnote to appear.
Bill Willis 18:19, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- See also http://starter.wikia.com/wiki/Template:Reflist. — Robin Patterson (Talk) 12:10, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
