Template:Collection citation/doc: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 18:32, 1 December 2023

This template produces a Collection citation used in FamilySearch Historical Records articles.

This template is used for all Historical Record collections.

The template does not have any parameters.

The code is simple:

{{Collection citation}}

The template displays as:

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.

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-== Purpose  ==
+This template produces a Collection citation used in FamilySearch Historical Records articles.
-This template is used to add the collection citation to a [[FamilySearch Historical Record Collections|Historical Record Collection]]'s search page at [[FamilySearch.org]] under the heading '''Source Information''' heading.
+This template is used for all Historical Record collections.
-== Usage  ==
+The template does not have any parameters.
-The template can be used to protect the needed code from being removed by unwitting contributors. The citation must be inserted between the <nowiki><!--bibdescbegin--></nowiki>and <nowiki><!--bibdescbend--></nowiki> tags.
-<pre>
-{{Collection citation
-| text =<!--bibdescbegin-->The source citation<!--bibdescbend-->
-}}
-</pre>
-=== Example ===
+The code is simple:
-For the collection [[England and Wales Census, 1901 (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Citation for This Collection|England and Wales Census, 1901 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
+<PRE>{{Collection citation}}</PRE>
-<pre>
-{{Collection citation
+The template displays as:
-| text = <!--bibdescbegin-->England and Wales Census, 1901. FHL digital images. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.<!--bibdescend-->
-}}
+{{Collection citation}}
-</pre>
+[[Category:Template documentation]]
+[[Category:WikiProject FamilySearch Historical Records templates]]