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This template embeds [[COinS]] metadata in the HTML output, allowing [[reference management software]] to retrieve bibliographic metadata; see [[Wikipedia:COinS]].
 
This template embeds [[COinS]] metadata in the HTML output, allowing [[reference management software]] to retrieve bibliographic metadata; see [[Wikipedia:COinS]].
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*As a general rule, only one data item per parameter
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*Do not include explanatory or alternate text: {{xt|{{para|date|27 September 2007}}}} not {{!xt|{{para|date|27 September 2007 (print version 25 September)}}}}
 
*Be careful using templates within the citation template, as many will add a lot of extraneous HTML or CSS that will be rendered in the meta-data.
 
*Be careful using templates within the citation template, as many will add a lot of extraneous HTML or CSS that will be rendered in the meta-data.
**Known templates that should not be used: {{tl|smallcaps}}.
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**Known templates that should not be used: {{tl|smallcaps}}, {{tl|lang}}.

Revision as of 06:38, 27 August 2013

This template embeds COinS metadata in the HTML output, allowing reference management software to retrieve bibliographic metadata; see Wikipedia:COinS.

  • As a general rule, only one data item per parameter
  • Do not include explanatory or alternate text: |date=27 September 2007 not |date=27 September 2007 (print version 25 September)
  • Be careful using templates within the citation template, as many will add a lot of extraneous HTML or CSS that will be rendered in the meta-data.
    • Known templates that should not be used: {{smallcaps}}, {{lang}}.