Help:Citation Style 2

Citation Style 2 (CS2) is a very useful method to reference in Wikipedia articles using the Quote template. The use of a central template ensures a consistent look throughout the encyclopedia.

The use of a CS2 style or a template of this style is optional; see WP:CITEVAR:

"does not have a single house style. Editors can choose from several options. However, references 'within a given article' should contain the same style."

How templates work
CS2 templates with general use:
 * With the author:
 * author (date), title, publisher, identifiers


 * Without author:
 * title, publisher, date, identifiers

Example:

Dates
Dates are usually used using three parameters:
 * date: The full date of issue of the publication you are referring to - in the same format as the other dates in the references in the same article. There must be no wiki links.
 * OR: year: The year of publication of the publication you are referring to
 * month: The name of the month of publication of the publication you are referring to. If the day is also known, use the "date" parameter instead. It must not be wiki-linked.
 * origyear: Year of first issue, for printout next to  date or year''. For clarification, add a description, e.g.  or  . This parameter is written only if there is a value for "year" or "date".

It is important that date is used only for full dates; using an exclusive year will cause an anchor error if this feature is enabled.

Anchors
Short References and intertextual reference in parentheses within text can create links to the anchor created by CS2 templates. Anchors are created automatically, but you can change them using ref. The standardized format is. For example:


 * Creates an anchor named.
 * Creates an anchor named.


 * ID: Creates a custom anchor defined by ID . This is useful when the author and / or date is unknown.