Template:Cite dragon+/doc

This template is the parent template for all Dragon+ citation templates. It calls Cite web which is based on the Wikipedia cite web template. Use this template to create sub-templates for specific Dragon+ articles so that you and others may reference them in articles on this wiki, but first look through Category:Dragon+ citation templates to make sure someone hasn't already made a template for the work you want to reference. You can view all the various citation templates, including books, magazines, video games, trading cards, and web-sourced citations here. For help citing sources with pre-made templates, see Help:Citing sources.

Usage
Here is an abbreviated blank template with the most commonly used fields:
 * url : (Required) You must provide the URL to the on-line article or download. Do not add square brackets, it will be linked to the title.
 * title : (Requried) You must provide a title for the on-line article or download. It will be used as the text for the link to the url.
 * issue : (Required) You must provide the issue number of the Dragon+ to which the article belongs. This should be an integer.
 * date : (Optional) Please specify the date that the Dragon+ issue was released in ISO 8601 format, YYYY-MM-DD. Release dates are announced by WoTC on their website. For example, to find the release date of issue 11, go to http://dnd.wizards.com/dragonplus/issue11 and scroll down to the Item Details section.
 * author : (Optional) Please specify the author's name in Firstname Lastname format. Wiki links are allowed. You may specify two or more authors by separating them with commas. Alternatively, use the coauthors field below.
 * editor : (Optional) Please specify the editor's name in "Firstname Lastname" format. Wiki links are allowed. Typically we just use the Editor-in-Chief here, but you may specify additional editors in the same way as additional authors.
 * format : (Optional) If the article being references is available as a download, then put PDF here. If it is web-only, then leave this blank or put in HTML.
 * accessdate : (Optional) Please specify the date you visited the site or downloaded the file in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).
 * archiveurl : (Optional) If the site or download is available from [web.archive.org The Wayback Machine] or some other archiving service, put its URL here. The url parameter will be used as the "original" source. If you specify this parameter, you must also specify archivedate.
 * archivedate : (Optional) Please specify the date of the archived URL in ISO 8601 format. If you specify this parameter, you must also specify archiveurl.
 * pages : (Optional) Please replace the string "PAGES" with the page number(s) of the whole article&mdash;this will be the default if no specific page number is specified when this template is called. See example below.  is the wiki code way of saying "if argument number 1 was specified, put its value here, otherwise return PAGES". PAGES can be a single page number, a comma-separated list of page numbers, a range of pages using a dash (" - ") to separate the first page number from the last page number, or a combination of these. If a dash is detected, it will be converted to an en-dash ("–"). If either a comma or a dash is detected, this will be proceeded by "pp.", otherwise just "p.". If you cannot provide a page number for your citation, but there is likely to be one, use the question mark (?) character as your page number. This will place your article into Category:Articles needing page numbers.

Advanced Usage
The advanced parameters provide other ways to specify the info and offer more flexibility in formatting.
 * year : (Optional) Instead of specifying date, you may specify month and year. Give the full 4-digit year here.
 * month : (Optional) You may spell out the month, or abbreviate as you see fit (e.g., September, Sept., or SEP). If you don't specify year, this will not render.
 * last : (Optional) Instead of author, you may split the author's name up into first and last. It will be rendered as Lastname, Firstname.
 * first : (Optional) The author's first name. If you don't specify last, this will not render.
 * authorlink : (Optional) The wiki link to the author's page. This will turn the author's name into a link like so:
 * coauthors : (Optional) You may specify one or more coauthors here in Firstname Lastname format, separated by commas. They will be added after the author's name set off by a colon.
 * publisher : (Optional) The default is Wizards of the Coast, but if this ever changes, you can override it here.
 * accessmonthday : (Optional) Instead of specifying accessdate, you may give the month and day here (e.g., January 29 or Jan. 29). If you specify this parameter, you must also specify accessyear.
 * accessyear : (Optional) The 4-digit year that you accessed the web site or download. It will be set off from accessmonthday by a comma. If you specify this parameter, you must also specify accessmonthday.
 * language : (Optional) If the source is written in a language other than English, give the language name here (e.g., French, German, Spanish, Japanese).
 * quote : (Optional) You may give a short quote from the cited material that is relevant to the claim in the article. It will be enclosed in double quote marks.

Examples
Specifying just the basics: renders as: A little less basic: renders as: Using all the most common parameters: will render as: Using first, last, and authorlink: displays as: Using year, month, accessmonthday and accessyear: looks like: Using quote: shows up as: