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{{Webarchive}} is for linking to web archiving services such as the Wayback Machine, WebCite and all other web archiving services.
This template is a replacement for {{wayback}}, {{webcite}}, {{memento}} and {{cite archives}}, as decided in this discussion.
Note: The most common method for linking a web archive are the CS1|2 templates such as {{cite web}} with the |archive-url=, |archive-date=, and |url-status= parameters. Please be aware of WP:CITEVAR before converting this template to a CS1|2 template.
In most cases the template needs only two parameters, the archive |url= and archive |date=. It is also common to include a |title=. For some URLs, the template can automatically display the date. To prevent the template from adding a wikilink to the name of the web archiving site, use the |nolink= parameter with any value.
|url= and |date={{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802001301/http://example.com/ |date=2 August 2016}}{{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5eWaHRbn4?url=http://www.example.com/ |date=12 February 2009}}|url= and |title={{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802001301/http://example.com/ |title=Page title}}{{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5eWaHRbn4?url=http://www.example.com/ |title=Page title}}|url=, |date= and |title={{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802001301/http://example.com/ |date=August 2, 2016 |title=Page title}}{{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5eWaHRbn4?url=http://www.example.com/ |date=February 12, 2009 |title=Page title}}|url=, |date= and |nolink={{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802001301/http://example.com/ |date=August 2, 2016 |nolink=y}}{{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5eWaHRbn4?url=http://www.example.com/ |date=February 12, 2009 |nolink=1}}
The template optionally supports multiple URLs (up to 10) for linking to multiple archiving services for the same source link. The first url argument is |url= then |url2= .. |url10=. Each URL can have its own date and title argument, thus |date2= .. |date10= and |title2= .. |title10=.
|url= which counts as the first url. Each |url#= can have its own numbered corresponding |date#= and |title#=. Matching of URL with date and title is done by numbers, not position. Numbers do not need to be in sequence, for example |url2= followed by |url5= works.|date= is missing the template will make a best effort to find the date by decoding the archive URL (wayback and webcite for example provide this data in the URL), and will display the date in iso format by default. However including a date is recommended for date formatting reasons, and because other tools may not have the ability to decode the date from the URL.|title= is provided then |date= is displayed. Otherwise |title= takes precedence if both are set.{{cite archives}}. It may be deprecated in the future. Because CS1|2 templates do not currently support more than one archive link, this template will tack on additional archive links to the end of a CS1|2 template output. It takes two values: |format=addlarchivesor|format=addlpages. Addlarchives will display output appropriate for linking to multiple web archiving services. Addlpages will display output appropriate for linking to multiple pages at the same archive.The number of possible examples is extensive depending on the mix of options. Some common cases follow. For more extensive testing see the testcases page.
{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802001301/http://example.com/ |date=August 2, 2016 |title=Page title}}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802001301/http://example.com/ |date=August 1, 2016}}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802001301/http://example.com/ |title=Example}}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802001301/http://example.com/ |title=Example |date=mdy}}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802001301/http://example.com/ |title=Example |date=dmy}}{{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5eWaHRbn4?url=http://www.example.com |title=Example}}{{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5eWaHRbn4?url=http://www.example.com |title=Example |date=mdy}}{{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5eWaHRbn4?url=http://www.example.com |title=Example |date=dmy}}{{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/2016.08.08-112330/http://example.com |title=Example}}{{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/2016.08.08-112330/http://example.com |title=Example |date=mdy}}{{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/2016.08.08-112330/http://example.com |title=Example |date=dmy}}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802001301/http://example.com/ |title=Page title |date=August 2, 2016 |url2=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902000046/http://example.com/ |title2=Page2 title |date2=September 2, 2016}}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802001301/http://example.com/ |date=August 2, 2016 |url2=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902000046/http://example.com/ |date2=September 2, 2016}}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802001301/http://example.com/ |title=Page title |url2=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902000046/http://example.com/ |title2=Page2 title}}{{webarchive |format=addlarchives |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5eWaHRbn4?url=http://www.example.com/ |date=12 February 2009}}{{webarchive |format=addlpages |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5eWaHRbn4?url=http://www.example.com/ |url2=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902000046/http://example.com/ |date=12 February 2009}}The template has a number of hidden tracking categories which may be added (via Module:Webarchive):
The following can be done to maintain the template.
|url= field.
This tool shows which instances of the template are using which arguments—it might show, for example, that |access-date= is being used by five instances in five articles. Since this is an error (the template does not support |access-date=) those five template instances should be fixed to remove the |access-date=.
The template can verify that dates in URLs for Wayback, WebCite, and Archive.is match the date in the |date= argument. If the dates do not match it will display the date from the URL, add a red warning message "date mismatch", and add the article to the warning tracking category.
Because the verification function adds some overhead to the template, it can optionally be globally disabled by setting the variable "verifydates = no" (see the Module source in function p.webarchive()). Note that after setting to "yes", it can take a week or more for the tracking category to be fully populated. Set to "yes" if you are searching for problems in the data that need fixing (they'll show up in the tracking category).
The max number of URLs is 10 but this can be changed by setting the "maxurls" variable in the p.webarchive() function. This is a global variable that will affect all instances of the template, use with caution. Reducing the number will increase the template speed and reduce resource use.
TemplateData for Webarchive
A template for linking to offsite archives such as Wayback, WebCite, Archive.is, etc..
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archive URL | url | URL to the archive.
| String | required |
| Archive date | date | Date of the archive.
| String | suggested |
| Archive title | title | Title (or text) displayed on the Wiki page for the link.
| String | suggested |
| Wikilink | nolink | Wikilink to the archive's page in the rendering. Any value including blank means no wikilink. | String | optional |
| Format of template rendering. | format | For multi-URL instances, render display in one of two formats. | String | optional |
