Module talk:Citation/CS1/test/errors

This page shows example of Module:Citation error conditions.

Empty citation

Adds Category:Pages with empty citations and displays visible error message.

{{cite web }}
`{{cite web}}`: Empty citation (help)

{{cite web/new \| author = Bob \| title = A title \| archiveurl = http://archive.com/1234 \| archivedate = Jan 1, 2005 }}
Bob. "A title". `{{cite news}}`: `\|archive-url=` requires `\|url=` (help)

{{cite web/new \| author = Bob \| title = A title \| url = http://www.foo.com \| archiveurl = http://archive.com/1234 }}
Bob. "A title". `{{cite news}}`: `\|archive-url=` requires `\|archive-date=` (help)

This matches the pre-Lua behavior of {{cite web}}.

{{cite web \| author = Bob \| access-date = 25 May 2010 \| url = http://www.foo.com }}
Bob. http://www.foo.com. Retrieved 25 May 2010. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `\|title=` (help)

Adds Category:Pages with citations having bare URLs, and includes a hidden comment in the HTML saying "Bare URL here". No visible error message.

This preserves historical behavior during the Lua migration. This might be upgraded to a visible error in the future.

{{cite news \| author = Bob \| access-date = 25 May 2010 \| url = http://www.foo.com }}
Bob. http://www.foo.com. Retrieved 25 May 2010. `{{cite news}}`: Missing or empty `\|title=` (help)

For citations with no title= or equivalent (such as chapter=, article=, book=, etc.)

Adds Category:Pages with citations lacking titles, and includes a hidden comment in the HTML saying "No citation title here". No visible error message.

In some cases, this may occur if users are using citation templates as a substitute for {{sfn}} or similar.

{{cite news \| author = Ford, Bob \| access-date = 25 May 2010 \| page = 45 }}
Ford, Bob. p. 45. `{{cite news}}`: `\|access-date=` requires `\|url=` (help); Missing or empty `\|title=` (help)

For citations with invalid DOI code.

{{cite journal \| author = Ford, Bob \| title = My study \| journal = Some journal \| doi=FUBAR \| page = 45 }}
Ford, Bob. "My study". Some journal: 45. doi:FUBAR. `{{cite journal}}`: Check `\|doi=` value (help)

For citations with invalid OL code.

{{cite journal \| author = Ford, Bob \| title = My study \| journal = Some journal \| OL=FUBAR \| page = 45 }}
Ford, Bob. "My study". Some journal: 45. OL FUBAR. `{{cite journal}}`: Check `\|ol=` value (help)

Adds Category:Pages using web citations with no URL, and includes a hidden comment in the HTML saying "No URL on cite web here". No visible error message.

This might be upgraded to a visible error message in the future.

{{cite web \| author = Ford, Bob \| title = Awesome Page \| year = 2010 }}
Ford, Bob (2010). "Awesome Page". `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `\|url=` (help)

Only one of page=, pages=, and at= can be display on any particular citation. If more than one is specified:

Adds Category:Pages with citations using conflicting page specifications, and includes a hidden comment in the HTML saying "Bad page specification here". No visible error message.

This might be upgraded to a visible error message in the future.

{{cite news \| author = Ford, Bob \| title = My Story \| newspaper=Nowhere News \| page = B4 \| pages =B4,B7 \| year = 2010 }}
Ford, Bob (2010). "My Story". Nowhere News. p. B4. `{{cite news}}`: More than one of `\|pages=` and `\|page=` specified (help)

First; Second; Third; Fourth; Fifth; Sixth; Seventh; Eighth; Ninth. Twelve Little Authors.

First; Second; Third; Fourth (eds.). Twelve Little Authors.

Doe, John (1998). "Title". {{cite news}}: |format= requires |url= (help)