Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Cite tweet/doc

A template for citing tweets posted on Twitter.

Usage

Copy a blank version to use. Almost all parameter names are supported only in lower case (some initialisms, such as |isbn= have upper-case aliases like |ISBN=, which are acceptable for use). Use the "|" (pipe) character between each parameter. Unused parameters may be deleted to avoid clutter in the edit window. Some samples on this documentation page may include the current date. If the date is not current, then the page.

Required parameters only, in horizontal format

{{Cite tweet |user= |number= |title=}} Full parameter set in horizontal format {{Cite tweet |author= (or |last= |first= ) |author-link= |user= |number= |date= |title= |script-title= |trans-title= |language= |retweet= |location= |access-date= |link= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote= |ref=}} Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:End  Note: When known, the author's real name should be specified in the |author= parameter (or |last= and |first=). If their real name is not known, then the tweet is probably not an acceptable usage of a self-published source. Using {{sfn}} and {{harvid}} To use this template with shortened footnotes (e.g. the {{sfn}} template), add |ref= with {{harvid}} in the parameter value, like this: {{Cite tweet |ref={{harvid|Porck|2017}} |last=Porck |first=Thijs |user=thijsporck |number=889205416596471811 |date=23 July 2017 |title=Spotted in Marvel's Doctor Strange: Sutton Hoo Helmet replica! |access-date=5 December 2017}} This reference would be cited as {{sfn|Porck|2017}}. Optional |date= parameter Unlike most citation templates, the |date= parameter is optional. This is because the date can be calculated directly from the Tweet's ID using Module:TwitterSnowflake (wrapped with Template:TwitterSnowflake). If the |date= parameter is off by more than one day from what the calculated date is, the template will output an error. This can be fixed by removing or correcting the date parameter. If the Tweet was posted before November 4, 2010, the date cannot be calculated from the ID Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:-- the template will output an error if no date is provided. Examples {{Cite tweet |user=Pigsonthewing |number=564068436633214977 |title=This is an example tweet. Hello, Wikipedians!}} @Pigsonthewing (February 7, 2015). "This is an example tweet. Hello, Wikipedians!" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet |author=Andy Mabbett |user=Pigsonthewing |number=564068436633214977 |title=This is an example tweet. Hello, Wikipedians!}} Andy Mabbett [@Pigsonthewing] (February 7, 2015). "This is an example tweet. Hello, Wikipedians!" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet |author=Andy Mabbett |user=Pigsonthewing |number=564068436633214977 |title=This is an example tweet. Hello, Wikipedians! |retweet=Wikimedia Foundation [Wikimedia]}} Andy Mabbett [@Pigsonthewing] (February 7, 2015). "This is an example tweet. Hello, Wikipedians!" (Tweet). Retweeted by Wikimedia Foundation [Wikimedia] – via Twitter. If the author has a Wikipedia article, use of |author-link= is recommended: {{Cite tweet |author=Elon Musk |author-link=Elon Musk |user=elonmusk |number=743097337782763521 |title=Looks like thrust was low on 1 of 3 landing engines. High g landings v sensitive to all engines operating at max.}} Elon Musk [@elonmusk] (June 15, 2016). "Looks like thrust was low on 1 of 3 landing engines. High g landings v sensitive to all engines operating at max" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Note that if |last= is used, |author= is ignored: {{Cite tweet |last=Mabbett |first=Andy |author=Redundant Author Name Ignored |user=Pigsonthewing |number=564068436633214977 |title=This is an example tweet. Hello, Wikipedians! |retweet=Wikimedia Foundation [Wikimedia]}} Mabbett, Andy [@Pigsonthewing] (February 7, 2015). "This is an example tweet. Hello, Wikipedians!" (Tweet). Retweeted by Wikimedia Foundation [Wikimedia] – via Twitter. This tweet was posted before November 4, 2010, so |date= is necessary: {{Cite tweet |user=jack |number=20 |title=just setting up my twttr |date=Mar 21, 2006 }} Jack Dorsey [@jack] (Mar 21, 2006). "just setting up my twttr" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Error detection The parameters |user=, |number=, and |title= are Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Red. If omitted or left blank, errors will be reported. For example: {{Cite tweet |title=I'm an incomplete citation!}} @. "I'm an incomplete citation!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Missing or empty |user=; Missing or empty |number= (help) The tweet URL depends on |user= and |number=; if either or both are missing, the URL defaults to https://twitter.com/ The tweet date depends on |number= for Tweets posted after November 4, 2010, if the given date parameter is off by more than a day from the calculated date, an error is displayed Templates are checked for |ref=harv, which is an error. The |ref= parameter must use {{harvid}} in the value. The template also checks for parameters that are unsupported (e.g. misspellings of parameter names). Errors are tracked in Category:Cite tweet templates with errors TemplateData This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. Click here to see a monthly parameter usage report for this template based on this TemplateData. TemplateData for Cite tweet A template for citing tweets posted on Twitter Template parameters This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Tweet number number Numerical ID of the tweet Number required User handle user Twitter account name, without the @ String required Tweet contents title Partial or entire content of the tweet, optionally including hashtags (#), at signs (@), and links. Note: double quote marks (") should be replaced with single quote marks (') because the entire title will display surrounded by double quotes. String required Tweet author author Author's real name, if known. If not known, then the tweet is probably not an acceptable usage of a self-published source (see [[WP:SPS]]) String suggested Author's article author-link authorlink Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author Page name optional Retweeted by retweet The reliable source who retweeted the tweet, if the original tweeter is not anyone particularly notable. May be wikilinked. Unknown optional Date date Date of the tweet; do not wikilink; do not include time. Date suggested Access date access-date accessdate The full date when the tweet was accessed; do not wikilink Date suggested Language language The language in which the tweet is written, if not in English. Example fr String optional Tweet location location The location from which a tweet was sent. Example London String optional Archive URL archive-url archiveurl The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' URL optional Archive date archive-date archivedate Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink Date optional URL status url-status If set to 'live', the title displays as the live link; if set to dead, the title displays as the archive link String optional Tweet script script-title For tweets in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon, e.g. for Japanese use: ja:... Example ja:東京タワー String optional Translated tweet trans-title An English language translation, if the tweet cited is in a foreign language; use of 'language' parameter is recommended String optional Link to Twitter article? link Set to "no" to not link to the Wikipedia article for Twitter. Useful for preventing overlinking when more than one tweet is cited. Boolean optional Date format df Valid values: dmy, dmy-all, mdy, mdy-all, ymd, ymd-all String optional Quote quote Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation String optional Ref anchor ref An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references String optional See also {{Tweet}} {{Cite Twitter profile}} WP:TWITTER