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This page, for Citation Style 1 cite templates, contains testcases to show some typical examples.
Method: The testcases below show examples of typical parameters in use, in simple form, although not all combinations are shown here. In practice, the most crucial data is the common live data, for typical citations, because rare options might not be used, nor noticed, even with errors. Focus on typical cases, to catch the most important ones in the majority of articles.
Testcases
Cite web comparison
Wikitext
{{cite web|author=John Doe|date=23 February 2013|location=California/Virginia|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|title=Test typical data|url=http://en.wikipedia.org}}
Live
John Doe (23 February 2013). "Test typical data". California/Virginia: Wikimedia Foundation.
Sandbox
John Doe (23 February 2013). "Test typical data". California/Virginia: Wikimedia Foundation.
Cite web comparison
Wikitext
{{cite web|author2=Auth2|author3=Auth3|author4=Auth4|author5=Auth5|author6=Auth6|author7=Auth7|author8=Auth8|author9=Auth9|author=Author|date=23 February 2013|given2=Given2|given3=Given3|given4=Given4|given5=Given5|given6=Given6|given7=Given7|given8=Given8|given9=Given9|given=Given|notracking=true|postscript=. ''Author as last name''.|title=Test author+given}}
Live
Author, Given; Auth2, Given2; Auth3, Given3; Auth4, Given4; Auth5, Given5; Auth6, Given6; Auth7, Given7; Auth8, Given8; Auth9, Given9 (23 February 2013). "Test author+given". Author as last name. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Unknown parameter |notracking= ignored (|no-tracking= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Sandbox
Author, Given; Auth2, Given2; Auth3, Given3; Auth4, Given4; Auth5, Given5; Auth6, Given6; Auth7, Given7; Auth8, Given8; Auth9, Given9 (23 February 2013). "Test author+given". Author as last name. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Unknown parameter |notracking= ignored (|no-tracking= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Cite web comparison
Wikitext
{{cite web|format=PDF|given=J.B.|last=Doe|notracking=true|title=Test title data|trans_title=Translated Title|type=Typer}}
{{cite book|date=March 1969|given=J.|last=Doe|location=Chicago, IL|pages=47|publisher=Acme|title=Test Book Data}}
Live
Doe, J. (March 1969). Test Book Data. Chicago, IL: Acme. p. 47.
Sandbox
Doe, J. (March 1969). Test Book Data. Chicago, IL: Acme. p. 47.
Cite book comparison
Wikitext
{{cite book|chapter=Part 1|date=May 1969|given=J.|last=Doe|pages=47|place=Chicago|publisher=Acme|title=Test Book Chapter}}
Live
Doe, J. (May 1969). "Part 1". Test Book Chapter. Chicago: Acme. p. 47.
Sandbox
Doe, J. (May 1969). "Part 1". Test Book Chapter. Chicago: Acme. p. 47.
Cite book comparison
Wikitext
{{cite book|chapter=Adrift|date=June 1913|editor=Edie Tor|first=R.|last=Dawson|pages=96|place=London|publisher=Acme|title=Test Book Editor}}
Live
Dawson, R. (June 1913). "Adrift". In Edie Tor (ed.). Test Book Editor. London: Acme. p. 96.
Sandbox
Dawson, R. (June 1913). "Adrift". In Edie Tor (ed.). Test Book Editor. London: Acme. p. 96.
Cite encyclopedia comparison
Wikitext
{{cite encyclopedia|accessdate=5 March 2013|authorlink=John Doe|date=1 December 2012|doi=10.DOI_number|edition=2012|editor-first=Edie|editor-last=Tor|editor-link=Editor|encyclopedia=My Encyclopaedia|first=J.B.|isbn=1234567890|language=German|last=Doe|location=Vienna|oclc=Oclc 45|pages=77|publisher=AEIOU Staff|quote=This is a direct quote|ref=harv|title=Mein Artikel|trans_title=My Article|url=http://www.aeiou.com|volume=IV}}
Live
Doe, J.B. (1 December 2012). "Mein Artikel". In Tor, Edie (ed.). My Encyclopaedia (in German). Vol. IV (2012 ed.). Vienna: AEIOU Staff. p. 77. doi:10.DOI_number. ISBN1234567890. OCLCOclc 45. Retrieved 5 March 2013. This is a direct quote{{cite encyclopedia}}: Check |doi= value (help); Check |isbn= value: checksum (help); Check |oclc= value (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Sandbox
Doe, J.B. (1 December 2012). "Mein Artikel". In Tor, Edie (ed.). My Encyclopaedia (in German). Vol. IV (2012 ed.). Vienna: AEIOU Staff. p. 77. doi:10.DOI_number. ISBN1234567890. OCLCOclc 45. Retrieved 5 March 2013. This is a direct quote{{cite encyclopedia}}: Check |doi= value (help); Check |isbn= value: checksum (help); Check |oclc= value (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Other examples, to show typical parameters in use, should be added above.
