Template:Cite Twitter

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Purpose

For citing Twitter posts in references. Can also be used in the source field of Template:FileInfo.

Usage

Tweets posted on or after November 4, 2010Tweets posted before November 4, 2010
{{Cite Twitter|quote= |url= |archive= }}
{{Cite Twitter|quote= |url= |archive= |date= }}
ParameterStatusDescription
quoteoptionalAn excerpt from the tweet. Leave this blank for file sources.
urloptionalThe URL of the Tweet to cite. Optional if archive is provided.
archivesuggestedA link to a web archive of the Tweet.
dateoptional

Date the tweet was posted in the format Month Day, Year.

Omit this parameter if the tweet was posted on or after November 4, 2010. For such tweets the date can be derived from the URL.

For citing Twitter posts in [[Guidelines:References|references]]. Can also be used in the <code>source</code> field of [[Template:FileInfo]].

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
quotequote

An excerpt from the tweet. Leave this blank for file sources.

Contentoptional
urlurl

The URL of the Tweet to cite. Optional if <code>archive</code> is provided.

URLoptional
archivearchive

A link to a [https://web.archive.org web archive] of the Tweet.

URLsuggested
datedate

<p>Date the tweet was posted in the format <code>Month Day, Year</code>.</p><p>Omit this parameter if the tweet was posted on or after November 4, 2010. For such tweets the date can be derived from the URL.</p>

Dateoptional

Examples

#InputOutputCategories added
1{{Cite Twitter|quote= As a mark of respect during this period of national mourning, we will not livestream tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct. It will be published as a video-on-demand on our YouTube channel at 16:00 (UK time) tomorrow.|url= https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1569326012156059649}} "As a mark of respect during this period of national mourning, we will not livestream tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct. It will be published as a video-on-demand on our YouTube channel at 16:00 (UK time) tomorrow." — @NintendoUK on Twitter, September 12, 2022
2{{Cite Twitter|quote= |url= |archive= http://web.archive.org/web/20220108160756/https://twitter.com/Dom_Auf/status/1100314210343505921}} @Dom_Auf on Twitter, February 26, 2019 (Archive)
url must be a full, valid URL to a specific tweet
3{{Cite Twitter|url= https://twitter.com/not-a-real-url}} Twitter
If both url and archive are specified, the URLs must match.
4{{Cite Twitter|url= https://twitter.com/Dom_Auf/status/1100314210343505921|archive= http://web.archive.org/web/20220108160756/https://twitter.com/Dom_Auf/status/notthesame}} @Dom_Auf on Twitter, February 26, 2019 (Archive)
url and archive cannot both be empty.
5{{Cite Twitter|quote= |url= |archive= }} Twitter
date cannot be automatically generated for Tweets posted before November 4, 2010.
6{{Cite Twitter|quote= just setting up my twttr|url= https://twitter.com/jack/status/20}} "just setting up my twttr" — @jack on Twitter
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Cite Twitter/Documentation. (edit | history)