Help:Cite errors/Cite error no link label group
This page will help you to fix the cite error message:
Ran out of custom link labels for group "$1" (see the help page).
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- Please reference this page and the page where you have the problem so we can understand your issues.
- For basic information on the footnotes system, see Referencing for beginners; for advanced help, see Footnotes.
Overview
In-text cite link labels can be customized by using a group name that calls a a custom label page. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (footnotes)/Cite link labels for details.
Issues and resolution
The error message will be displayed if:
- The number of references using the group name exceeds the number of labels
- The labels were defined without a space separating each label
Bugs
- Template:Bug
- The error message at MediaWiki:Cite error no link label group gets classed as a reference, so you can't use a wikilink in the message to link to a help page
- The reference list is an ordered list and uses numbers that don't match the in-text cite labels
Examples
This example uses the label style "error-test", a style used only for testing:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.[first] Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.[second] Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.[last!] Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.[error-test 4]