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Cite Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	Tag Category:Tag extensions
Description	Allows footnotes for citing sources and helps for correctly citing content in offline media
Author(s)	Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmasontalk
Latest version	Continuous updates
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.Category:Extensions with release branches compatibility policy
MediaWiki	1.34+Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
PHP	7.0+
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control
Help	Help:Extension:Cite
Example	Wikipedia:Footnotes
Parameters $wgCiteDefaultBacklinkAlphabet $wgCiteReferencePreviewsConflictingNavPopupsGadgetName $wgCiteResponsiveReferencesThreshold $wgCiteResponsiveReferences $wgCiteSubReferencing $wgCiteBacklinkCommunityConfiguration $wgCiteReferencePreviews $wgCiteUseLegacyBacklinkLabels $wgCiteVisualEditorOtherGroup $wgCiteReferencePreviewsConflictingRefTooltipsGadgetName
Hooks used APIQuerySiteInfoGeneralInfo Category:APIQuerySiteInfoGeneralInfo extensions CommunityConfigurationProvider_initList Category:CommunityConfigurationProvider initList extensions ContentHandlerDefaultModelFor Category:ContentHandlerDefaultModelFor extensions EditPage::showEditForm:initial Category:EditPage::showEditForm:initial extensions GetPreferences Category:GetPreferences extensions MakeGlobalVariablesScript Category:MakeGlobalVariablesScript extensions ParserAfterParse Category:ParserAfterParse extensions ParserClearState Category:ParserClearState extensions ParserCloned Category:ParserCloned extensions ParserFirstCallInit Category:ParserFirstCallInit extensions ResourceLoaderGetConfigVars Category:ResourceLoaderGetConfigVars extensions ResourceLoaderRegisterModules Category:ResourceLoaderRegisterModules extensions UserGetDefaultOptions Category:UserGetDefaultOptions extensions
Quarterly downloads	213 (Ranked 15th)
Public wikis using	14,146 (Ranked 6th)
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The Cite extension allows a user to create references as footnotes on a page. It adds two parser hooks to MediaWiki, ‎<ref> and ‎<references />; these operate together to add citations to pages.

Usage

See the help page for using the Cite extension for further information.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted Cite folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/Cite
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'Cite' );
  

• Configure as required.
• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Vagrant installation:

• If using Vagrant , install with vagrant roles enable cite --provision

Configuration

$wgCiteBookReferencing

Enables an experimental feature for sub-references when set to true, see the help page. Default value: false

$wgCiteResponsiveReferences

Default setting for responsive display of references. When set to true, the references section will be displayed in multiple columns. See the usage documentation. Default value: true

$wgCiteVisualEditorOtherGroup

When set to true, the Cite toolbar button can be moved under the Insert menu. This is used on Wikivoyage sites. See the original feature request. Default value: false.

See also

• Help:Cite
• Extension:Semantic Cite
• Extension:CiteThisPage

This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page.

This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: BlueSpice Category:Extensions included in BlueSpice Canasta Category:Extensions included in Canasta Debian Category:Extensions available as Debian packages Fandom Category:Extensions included in Fandom Miraheze Category:Extensions included in Miraheze MyWikisCategory:Extensions included in MyWikis ProWikiCategory:Extensions included in ProWiki semantic::coreCategory:Extensions included in semantic::core ShoutWiki Category:Extensions included in ShoutWiki TelepediaCategory:Extensions included in Telepedia wiki.gg Category:Extensions included in wiki.gg WikiForgeCategory:Extensions included in WikiForge This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm.