Template:Source/doc

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Purpose

The purpose of this template is to provide links to archived versions of websites when including external links in an article, in order to prevent link rot.

Usage

To use this template on a page, copy & paste the code below:

{{source|url= |title= |archiveurl= |date= }}

Key

• URL: The original URL of the page you are linking to.
• Title: The title of the original page.
• Archive URL: The archived URL of the page you are linking to.
• Date: The date when the original URL was archived by the archive host you are using. Optional.

Example

{{source|url=https://fanlore.org/wiki/Main_Page |title=Main Page - Fanlore |archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20081002065352/https://fanlore.org/wiki/Main_Page}}

Produces:

Main Page - Fanlore, ^{Archived on 02 October 2008}

Template Data

No description.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
url	url	The original URL of the page you are linking to	URL	required
title	title	The title of the original page, or the text you want the link to link from	Content	required
archiveurl	archiveurl archive-url	The archived URL of the page you are linking to	URL	suggested
date	date archive-date	The date when the original URL was archived by the archive host you are using Example 24 October 2023	Date	suggested