ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ:Template index/Sources of articles

See also: WP:Citing sources and WP:Cleanup resources

This page contains the following:

• Issues with sources: this is for tagging issues with sources; they are either inline tags, or message boxes for sections or entire pages. You could also leave a note on the talk page asking for a source, or move the material to the talk page and ask for a source there. There are also some templates for search links to find sources. Transcluded from Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources.
• Including third-party content: these are templates for referencing content for some specific sources: United States government, public domain and wikis.
• Citations of specific sources: inline citation templates for a few specific sources.
• Citations of generic sources: general inline citation templates transcluded from Wikipedia:Citation templates

Issues with sources

Is the article worth it?

Before placing templates on a page it is worthwhile to consider whether it should in fact be included in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not. Some articles can be tagged for speedy deletion or marked as an article for deletion.

Dates

It is useful to add the date of the request (or sometimes, a bot will assist by doing it automatically) by appending |date=month year to the template code, like this: {{Unreferenced|date=ਜੂਨ 2025}} to produce this:

Overarching copyright issues

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{copypaste}} category links talk edit
{{unattributed translation}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Unattributed translation

Combined message boxes

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes) — multiple issues (top of article)
{{multiple issues}} links talk edit

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes) — multiple issues (section)
{{multiple issues|section=yes}} links talk edit

Verifiability and sources

Transcluded from Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources

Message boxes

• For quotations used out of context, references to unrelated material, and other misuse of citations.
• Message boxes may be used at the top of an article, or in a specific section of an article.
• Individual message boxes may be combined.

Individual message boxes: Biographies of living persons

Tag	Individual message boxes, text that will be shown, and usage notes. (Boxes for both the top of an article, or a specific section of an article)
{{BLP IMDb refimprove}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:BLP IMDb refimprove
{{BLP primary sources}} category links talk edit
{{BLP self-published}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:BLP self-published
{{BLP sources}} category links talk edit
{{BLP sources section}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:BLP sources section
{{BLP unreferenced}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:BLP unreferenced
{{BLP unreferenced section}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:BLP unreferenced section

Individual message boxes: Issues with citations and sources

Tag	Individual message boxes, text that will be shown, and usage notes. (Boxes for both the top of an article, or a specific section of an article)
{{cite check}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Cite check
{{cite check section}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Cite check section
{{excessive citations}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Excessive citations
{{media IMDb refimprove}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Media IMDb refimprove
{{more citations needed}} category links talk edit
{{more citations needed section}} category links talk edit
{{More medical citations needed}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:More medical citations needed
{{more science citations needed}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:More science citations needed
{{old news}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Old news
{{one source}} category links talk edit
{{original research}} category links talk edit
{{primary sources}} category links talk edit
{{Self-sourcing examples}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Self-sourcing examples
{{religious text primary}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Religious text primary
{{self-published}} category links talk edit
{{speculation}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Speculation
{{tertiary sources}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Tertiary sources
{{third-party}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Third-party
{{unreferenced category}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Unreferenced category
{{unreferenced}} category links talk edit
{{unreferenced section}} category links talk edit
{{unreliable sources}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Unreliable sources
{{user-generated}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:User-generated

Individual message boxes: Issues with style or format

Tag	Individual message boxes, text that will be shown, and usage notes. (Boxes for both the top of an article, or a specific section of an article)
{{Citation style}} category links talk edit
{{Citations broken}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Citations broken
{{Citations broken from PEIS limit}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Citations broken from PEIS limit
{{Cleanup bare URLs}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Cleanup bare URLs
{{Duplicated citations}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Duplicated citations
{{Format footnotes}} category links talk edit
{{Full citations needed}} category links talk edit
{{Ibid}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Ibid
{{More footnotes needed}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:More footnotes needed
{{No footnotes}} category links talk edit
{{Page numbers improve}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Page numbers improve
{{Page numbers needed}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Page numbers needed

Tags inline with article text

Tag	Background info from Wikipedia namespace
{{according to whom}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:According to whom
{{additional citation needed}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Additional citation needed
{{attribution needed}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Attribution needed
{{better source needed}} links talk edit
{{better source needed example}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Better source needed example Links to self-sourcing examples
{{by whom}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:By whom
{{chronology citation needed}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Chronology citation needed
{{circular reference}} links talk edit	When the sources copy Wikipedia material directly
{{circular reporting}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Circular reporting For the subtler case when you suspect the sources are based on facts first published at Wikipedia, but they didn't copy it directly
{{citation needed}} links talk edit
{{citation needed span}} links talk edit	The sun is hot.
{{clarify}} links talk edit
{{copyvio link}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Copyvio link
{{dead link}} links talk edit
{{disambiguation needed}} links talk edit
{{disputed inline}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Disputed inline
{{dubious}} links talk edit
{{episode needed}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Episode needed
{{example needed}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Example needed
{{example needed span}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Example needed span
{{excessive citations inline}} category links talk edit	For abuse of citations, per Wikipedia:Citation overkill. ਫਰਮਾ:Excessive citations inline
{{explain}} links talk edit
{{failed verification}} links talk edit
{{full citation needed}} links talk edit
{{how}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:How
{{medical citation needed}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Medical citation needed
{{medical citation needed span}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Medical citation needed span
{{nonspecific}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Nonspecific
{{not verified in body}} links talk edit
{{original research inline}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Original research inline
{{page needed}} links talk edit
{{primary source inline}} links talk edit
{{quantify}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Quantify
{{quote without source}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Quote without source
{{registration required}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Registration required
{{request quotation}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Request quotation
{{season needed}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Season needed
{{self-published inline}} category links talk edit
{{self-published source}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Self-published source
{{specify}} category links talk edit
{{synthesis inline}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Synthesis inline
{{third-party inline}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Third-party inline
{{unreliable medical source}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Unreliable medical source
{{unreliable source?}} links talk edit
{{update after}} links talk edit
{{user-generated inline}} category links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:User-generated inline
{{user-generated source}} category links talk edit
{{vague}} links talk edit
{{verify quote}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Verify quote
{{verify source}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Verify source
{{volume needed}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Volume needed
{{when}} links talk edit
{{where}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Where
{{which}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Which
{{who}} links talk edit
{{whose quote}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Whose quote
{{why}} links talk edit
{{year missing}} links talk edit	ਫਰਮਾ:Year missing Use when the year of publication of a source is needed
{{year needed}} links talk edit	Use when the date of an event is needed

Links for search

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{find sources}} links talk edit
{{search}} links talk edit

Including third-party content

United States federal government attribution templates

These templates can be added to articles (close to the end of the article, in the References or External links section, for example). Before adding the template to an article, check the details of the usage—some templates require parameters such as a URL. Most of these templates add the articles to the category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from public domain works of the United States Government.

Template	Display
{{US Air Force}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:US Air Force
{{AFHRA}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:AFHRA
{{Bioguide}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:Bioguide
{{CDC}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:CDC
{{CIA World Factbook}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:CIA World Factbook
{{USCG}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:USCG
{{Country study}} Talk	This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. "Country Studies". Country Studies. Federal Research Division. https://www.loc.gov/collections/country-studies/about-this-collection/.
{{DADS}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:DADS
{{DANFS}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:DANFS
{{DHS}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:DHS
{{DoE}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:DoE
{{FJC Bio}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:FJC Bio
{{FS1037C}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:FS1037C
{{FS1037C MS188}} Talk	This article incorporates public domain material from the General Services Administration document "Federal Standard 1037C" (in support of MIL-STD-188).
{{GHR}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:GHR
{{Marine Corps}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:Marine Corps
{{NARA}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:NARA
{{NASA}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:Include-NASA
{{NCBI-handbook}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:NCBI-handbook
{{NCBI-scienceprimer}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:NCBI-scienceprimer
{{NCI-cancer-dict}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:NCI-cancer-dict
{{NHC}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:NHC
{{NIMH}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:NIMH
{{NIOSH}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:NIOSH
{{NIST-PD}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:NIST-PD
{{NLM content}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:NLM content
{{NPS}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:NPS
{{NTSB}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:NTSB
{{NVR}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:NVR
{{OSGguide}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:OSGguide
{{Recreation.Gov}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:Recreation.Gov
{{US DOS}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:US DOS
{{US DOS Background Notes}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:US DOS Background Notes
{{US Army}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:US Army
{{USACE.Army.Mil}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:USACE.Army.Mil
{{USDA}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:USDA
{{HHS content}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:HHS content
{{USGS}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:USGS
{{USGovernment}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:USGovernment
{{USGovernment-Navy}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:USGovernment-Navy
{{USGovernment-courts}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:USGovernment-courts
{{Usgs-gazetteer}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:Usgs-gazetteer

United States state government attribution templates

From Category:United States State government attribution templates:

Template	Display
{{CAGovernment}}	ਫਰਮਾ:CAGovernment
{{California tourist guide}}	ਫਰਮਾ:California tourist guide
{{FLGovernment}}	ਫਰਮਾ:FLGovernment
{{Geological Survey of California}}	ਫਰਮਾ:Geological Survey of California
{{Include-ILCS}}	ਫਰਮਾ:Include-ILCS
{{Natural Wealth of California}}	ਫਰਮਾ:Natural Wealth of California
{{NHStateBuilders}}	ਫਰਮਾ:NHStateBuilders

Other

Some of the reference types below use named fields (such as Title=Electric Power Monthly). In these references, you must use the exact field name (capitalization matters). Fields are separated with pipe (|) characters. The order of the fields does not matter.

Public domain

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{1728}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:1728	Articles near bottom
{{1771 Britannica}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:1771 Britannica	Articles near bottom
{{1911}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:1911	Articles near bottom
{{Sect1911}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:Sect1911	Articles at the end of a section
{{WD1913}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:WD1913	Articles near bottom
{{A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature}} Talk	This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons – via ਵਿਕੀਸਰੋਤ. {{citation}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)	Articles near bottom
{{Catholic}} Talk	This airticle incorporates text frae a publication nou in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedie. Robert Appleton Company.	Articles near bottom
{{DCBL}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:DCBL	Articles near bottom
{{DNB}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:DNB	Articles near bottom
{{Eastons}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:Eastons	Articles at top
{{Etude}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:Etude	Articles near bottom
{{Gray's}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:Gray's	Articles near bottom
{{Grocers}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:Grocers	Articles near bottom
{{GSE}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:GSE	Articles near bottom
{{JargonFile}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:JargonFile	Articles near bottom
{{JewishEncyclopedia}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:JewishEncyclopedia	Articles near bottom
{{KeyTarot}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:KeyTarot	Articles near bottom
{{NHC}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:NHC	Articles near bottom
{{Owl}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:Owl	Articles near bottom
{{RBD}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:RBD	Articles near bottom
{{Schaff-Herzog}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:Schaff-Herzog	Articles near bottom
{{SeyffertDCA}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:SeyffertDCA	Articles near bottom
{{SmithDGRA}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:SmithDGRA	Articles near bottom
{{DGRBM}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:DGRBM	Articles near bottom
{{DGRG}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:DGRG	Articles near bottom
{{Vectorsite}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:Vectorsite	Articles Reference

Wikis

For interwiki translation and other copying, see Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Citizendium}} Talk	This article incorporates material from the Citizendium article "Template index/Sources of articles", which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License but not under the GFDL.	Articles near bottom
{{from Camerapedia}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:From Camerapedia	Articles bottom
{{FOLDOC}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:FOLDOC	Articles near bottom
{{OpenHistory}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:OpenHistory	Articles near bottom
{{wookieepedia content}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:Wookieepedia content	Talk pages

Citations of specific sources

Notes:

• See also Wikipedia:Template messages/Links#External links for components of online citations such as DOIs.
• ISBNs are autolinked by the Wikipedia software, though this feature is deprecated; see Wikipedia:ISBN.
• RFC references such as "RFC 2821" are also autolinked, though this feature is deprecated.
• PMIDs are also autolinked, though this feature is deprecated; see Wikipedia:PMID.

What to type	What it makes
{{ITIS|ID=|taxon=|accessdate=}} Talk
{{FishBase species|genus=|species=|year=|month=}} Talk
{{FishBase species alt|ID=|taxon=|year=|month=}} Talk
{{FishBase_genus|genus=|year=|month=}} Talk	Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (Year). Species of Genus in FishBase. Month Year version.
{{FishBase family|family=|year=|month=}} Talk
{{Cite iucn|author=|title=|year=|ID=}} Talk	Lastname, Firstname Initial (2022). "Title". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022. 1234.no identifier
{{Gutenberg | no=6656 | name=The Kiltartan Poetry Book}} Talk	The Kiltartan Poetry Book at Project Gutenberg
{{MathWorld | urlname=PetersenGraph | title=Petersen Graph}} Talk	Weisstein, Eric W., "Petersen Graph" from MathWorld.
{{ScienceWorld | urlname=biography/Einstein.html | title=Albert Einstein}} Talk	ਫਰਮਾ:ScienceWorld
The Encyclopedia of World History at Bartleby.com {{worldhistory|section=|quote=}}	section – the portion between http://www.bartleby.com/67/ and .html in the URL of the page you wish to cite. For example, if I wished to cite http://www.bartleby.com/67/716.html, the section is 716. quote – What do you want the first part of the included text to read. The default is Citation. Example: {{worldhistory|section=716|quote=Diderot's encyclopedia banned in 1751}} Creates: ਫਰਮਾ:Worldhistory
USGS Geographic Names Information System {{Cite gnis|id|name|type=}}	Example: {{Cite gnis|2410240|Cotati}} Creates: "Cotati". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature {{Gpn|id|name}}	Example: {{Gpn|65876|Stickney}} Creates: ਫਰਮਾ:Gpn
UDOT Traffic Statistics {{UDOT AADT|year=}}	Example: {{UDOT AADT|year=2023}} Creates: ਫਰਮਾ:UDOT AADT

Citations of generic sources

Transcluded from Wikipedia:Citation templates