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{{Documentation subpage}} <!-- PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE --> <!--redirect regex: [Dd]ead[ _]+link|[Dd]l|[Dd]eadlink|[Cc]leanup-link|[Dd]l-s|404|[Bb]roken[ _]+link|[Bb]rokenlink --> | {{Documentation subpage}} <!-- PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE --> <!--redirect regex: [Dd]ead[ _]+link|[Dd]l|[Dd]eadlink|[Cc]leanup-link|[Dd]l-s|404|[Bb]roken[ _]+link|[Bb]rokenlink --> | ||
Use {{tl|dead link}} when you find a {{Wpd|WP:Linkrot|dead external link}} within a paragraph or a reference citation. Doing so will place a note by the URL and add the article to | == Usage == | ||
Use {{tl|dead link}} when you find a {{Wpd|WP:Linkrot|dead external link}} within a paragraph or a reference citation. Doing so will place a note by the URL and add the article to the [[:Category:Articles with dead external links]]. | |||
{{Note|This template can be used in any [[FamilySearch Wiki:Namespace|namespace]], however, only those in the article namespace will be added to the maintenance [[:Category:Articles with dead external links]].}}<br> | |||
Append this template '''directly after''' the link or template, leaving the original link intact. Not doing so will prevent detection from automated tools. This tag should be placed just before the <code></ref></code> that contains the dead link. The notice will then appear in the footnote reference (instead of in the body of the text, which is not recommended). | Append this template '''directly after''' the link or template, leaving the original link intact. Not doing so will prevent detection from automated tools. This tag should be placed just before the <code></ref></code> that contains the dead link. The notice will then appear in the footnote reference (instead of in the body of the text, which is not recommended). | ||
;Common form (with current date) | ;Common form (with current date) | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
*{{tl|Wayback}} | *{{tl|Wayback}} | ||
*{{tl|Registration required}} | *{{tl|Registration required}} | ||
*{{tl|Failed verification}} | *{{tl|Failed verification}} | ||
*{{Wpd|WP:DEADREF|What to do when a reference link goes dead}} | *{{Wpd|WP:DEADREF|What to do when a reference link goes dead}} | ||
=== Dead link tools | === Dead link tools === | ||
*[[User:Dispenser/Checklinks|Checklinks]] | *[[User:Dispenser/Checklinks|Checklinks]] | ||