Help:Cite errors
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Error messages
- This is an internal software error.
There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).
- There is no content between the
<ref>...</ref>tags.
The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
- A named reference has a malformed name.
The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page).
- Named references cannot use an integer as the name.
The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
- A named reference has a malformed name.
Invalid parameter: use the {{reflist}} template with the group parameter (see the help page).
Ran out of custom backlink labels (see the help page).
The named reference $1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
Cite error: <ref> tags exist, but no <references /> tag was found}}
There are <ref group=$1> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=$1}} template (see the help page).
Technical information
Internal messages are generated by the Cite.php extension and shown as a MediaWiki message. See the Parser hooks section of Special:Version for the installed version of Cite.php.
| Cite.php internal message | MediaWiki message |
|---|---|
| Cite error | Cite error: $1[Note 1] |
| Cite error key str invalid | MediaWiki:Cite error key str invalid |
| Cite error ref no input | There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).
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| Cite error ref no key | The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
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| Cite error ref numeric key | The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page).
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| Cite error ref too many keys | The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
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| Cite error references invalid input | MediaWiki:Cite error references invalid input |
| Cite error references invalid parameters | Invalid parameter: use the {{reflist}} template with the group parameter (see the help page).
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| Cite error references invalid parameters group | MediaWiki:Cite error references invalid parameters group |
| Cite error references no backlink label | Ran out of custom backlink labels (see the help page). |
| Cite error references no text | The named reference $1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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| Cite error included ref | A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
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| Cite error stack invalid input | MediaWiki:Cite error stack invalid input |
| Cite error refs without references | Cite error: <ref> tags exist, but no <references /> tag was found}}[Note 2]
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| Cite error group refs without references | There are <ref group=$1> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=$1}} template (see the help page).
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Cleanup categories
Most of the error messages include {{broken ref}}, which puts the page that triggers the error into Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting.
The internal message "Cite error group refs without references" puts the page that triggers the error into Category:Wikipedia pages with broken references.