Template:dead link/doc

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Use {{dead link}} when you find a dead external link within a paragraph or a reference citation. Append this template after the link, leaving the original link intact. The template needs to be placed directly after the external link or citation template. Not doing so will prevent automated tools from detecting which link is dead. If desired </ref> could be placed in-between so the template appears in the body of the text.

This template will categorize into Category:Articles with dead external links.

Parameters[change source]

url (optional)
date (optional)
Given in format Month YYYY (month name followed by year) for use by the categorization system. Use {{subst:DATE}} which yields date=August 2019. If not set it will be filled in by a bot.