Template:Cite news/testcases

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{{Cite news|accessdate=29 November 2008 |agency=Agency |archivedate=ARchiveDate |archiveurl=archiveURL |author=Author |authorlink=Link |coauthors=Coauthors |date=Date |department=Department |first=First |format=Format |id=ID |language=Language |last=Last |location=Location |page=Page |publisher=Publisher |quote=Quote |title=Title |url=http://url.com |work=Work}}

Last, First (Date). [archiveURL "Title"]. Department. Work (in Language). Location: Publisher. Agency. p. Page. ID. Archived from the original (Format) on ARchiveDate. Retrieved 29 November 2008. Quote {{cite news}}: Check |archiveurl= value (help); Check date values in: |date= and |archivedate= (help); More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Using first and last to identify the author, and id to supply the ISSN

{{Cite news|ISSN=0028–0836 |accessdate=11 December 2005 |date=21 November 2005 |first=John |last=Doe |location=Toronto |pages=37&ndash;39 |publisher=News co. |title=News |url=http://www.example.org/ |work=Encyclopedia of Things}}

Doe, John (21 November 2005). "News". Encyclopedia of Things. Toronto: News co. pp. 37–39. ISSN 0028–0836. Retrieved 11 December 2005. {{cite news}}: Check |issn= value (help)

Using author instead of first and last, and adding a news agency

{{Cite news|accessdate=11 December 2005 |agency=Wireservice |author=Staff writer |date=21 November 2005 |format=PDF |pages=37&ndash;39 |publisher=News co. |title=News |url=http://www.example.org/News.pdf}}

Staff writer (21 November 2005). "News" (PDF). News co. Wireservice. pp. 37–39. Retrieved 11 December 2005.

Using authorlink to link to the author's article

{{Cite news|accessdate=11 December 2005 |authorlink=John Doe |date=21 November 2005 |first=John |format=Reprint |last=Doe |publisher=News co. |title=News |url=http://www.example.org/background}}

Doe, John (21 November 2005). "News" (Reprint). News co. Retrieved 11 December 2005.

Using format

{{Cite news|accessdate=11 December 2005 |date=21 November 2005 |format=Fee required |publisher=News co. |title=News |url=http://www.example.org/Archive/News}}

"News" (Fee required). News co. 21 November 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2005.

Using page to identify the reference by page

{{Cite news|first=John |last=Doe |page=1 |title=FooBar}}

Doe, John. "FooBar". p. 1.

A very simple citation

{{Cite news|page=1 |title=FooBar}}

"FooBar". p. 1.

Using archiveurl and archivedate to refer to items that went away but are available from an archive site

{{Cite news|accessdate=11 December 2005 |archivedate=28 June 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628082911/http://www.example.org/News.pdf |author=Staff writer |date=21 November 2005 |format=PDF |pages=37&ndash;39 |publisher=News co. |title=News |url=http://www.example.org/News.pdf}}

Staff writer (21 November 2005). "News" (PDF). News co. pp. 37–39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2005. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 28 June 2007 suggested (help)

Error when blank url specified: archiveurl and archivedate to refer to items that went away but are available from an archive site

{{Cite news|accessdate=11 December 2005 |archivedate=28 June 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628082911/http://www.example.org/News.pdf |author=Staff writer |date=21 November 2005 |format=PDF |pages=37&ndash;39 |publisher=News co. |title=News |url=}}

Staff writer (21 November 2005). "News". News co. pp. 37–39. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 28 June 2007 suggested (help); |archive-url= requires |url= (help); |format= requires |url= (help)

Date formatting problems

{{Cite news|accessdate=2008-09-03 |date=2008-09-03 |publisher=Sparkart |title=All Hope Is Gone is #1!! |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5aYydJpQI}}

"All Hope Is Gone is #1!!". Sparkart. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-09-03.