Difference between revisions of "Help:Cite"
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The basic concept of the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' tag is that it inserts the text enclosed by the ref tags as a footnote in a designated section, which you indicate with the placeholder tag '''<nowiki><references /></nowiki>'''. The new format cannot be used interchangeably with the old format — you must pick one or the other. | The basic concept of the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' tag is that it inserts the text enclosed by the ref tags as a footnote in a designated section, which you indicate with the placeholder tag '''<nowiki><references /></nowiki>'''. The new format cannot be used interchangeably with the old format — you must pick one or the other. | ||
| − | If you forget to include <references /> in the article, the footnotes will not appear, but a red error message will be displayed at the end of the page. | + | If you forget to include '''<nowiki><references /></nowiki>'''in the article, the footnotes will not appear, but a red error message will be displayed at the end of the page. |
Refer to the link above for detailed documentation on how to use the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki><references /></nowiki>''' tags. | Refer to the link above for detailed documentation on how to use the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki><references /></nowiki>''' tags. | ||
[[Category: Help]] | [[Category: Help]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:18, 17 November 2009
See: Extension:Cite
The basic concept of the <ref> tag is that it inserts the text enclosed by the ref tags as a footnote in a designated section, which you indicate with the placeholder tag <references />. The new format cannot be used interchangeably with the old format — you must pick one or the other.
If you forget to include <references />in the article, the footnotes will not appear, but a red error message will be displayed at the end of the page.
Refer to the link above for detailed documentation on how to use the <ref> and <references /> tags.
