Help:Contributing/citations - Revision history

SeedBot: Remove duplicated Copy-internal-citation and See-also sections (botched earlier edit) (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-09-10T09:17:18Z

Remove duplicated Copy-internal-citation and See-also sections (botched earlier edit) (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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 == See also ==
-== Copy the internal citation from a Source: page ==
+* [[Help:Contributing/entities]] — the semantic data model behind the citation mechanism
+* [[Help:Contributing]] — the hub
-The human-facing page of a source — the <code>Source:</code> page (e.g. <code>Source:Ada Lovelace (Book)</code>) — carries a '''Copy internal citation''' button under its title. Clicking it copies the wikitext snippet
+* [[Help:Contributing/import]] — creating the citable source items

SeedBot: Copy internal citation now on Item pages of sources too; embed chooser internal/external (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-09-09T09:24:23Z

Copy internal citation now on Item pages of sources too; embed chooser internal/external (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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	The citation text is generated from the item's statements at copy time, so the same source can be copied in any of the four formats. The toolbar also carries '''Copy embed code''' (for quotable content items) and, when the item can be edited with a form, '''Update basic information''' — see [[Help:Contributing/import#Re-editing an imported item]].		The citation text is generated from the item's statements at copy time, so the same source can be copied in any of the four formats. The toolbar also carries '''Copy embed code''' (for quotable content items) and, when the item can be edited with a form, '''Update basic information''' — see [[Help:Contributing/import#Re-editing an imported item]].

	== ~~To edit citations, edit simply~~ the ~~citable entity~~ ==		== Copy the internal citation from a Source: page ==

	~~If you ever need to update~~ a citation~~, because you spotted a typographic error, etc~~., you ~~simply update~~ the ~~citable entity it refers to at~~ <code>~~https~~:/~~/wikibase.ronzz.org~~/wiki/Item:~~Qxxx~~</code>~~, where~~ <code>~~xxx~~</code> ~~stands~~ for ~~the citable entity~~'~~s serial number. Use~~ the in-page ~~edit buttons to update relevant fields~~, and ~~all citations referring~~ to ~~that citable entity will be updated automatically across ronzz-wikibase~~.		The human-facing page of a source — the <code>Source:</code> page (e.g. <code>Source:Ada Lovelace (Book)</code>) — carries a '''Copy internal citation''' button under its title. Clicking it copies the wikitext snippet

			<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy><ref>{{#cite:Q42}}</ref></syntaxhighlight>

			with the right Q-number for that source, ready to paste into the article you are writing — exactly the hand-typed syntax described above. The button appears on every <code>Source:</code> page that is linked to its item, and also on the '''Item page of any source item''' (<code>/wiki/Item:Q1</code> — the same toolbar row as Copy citation / Copy embed code). Items of source type therefore offer the internal-citation snippet from both surfaces; this matters most for sources without a <code>Source:</code> page at all (a '''book excerpt''' is part of a book and never gets its own page — its Item page is where you copy its internal citation from).

			The Item-page toolbar's '''Copy embed code''' button (for quotable content items — quotations, code snippets, mathematical expressions) offers a choice when clicked: '''Internal (on-wiki)''' copies the <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#content:Q42}}</syntaxhighlight> parser-function wikitext to show the content inline on any wiki page, '''External (iframe)''' copies the <code><iframe></code> of <code>Special:Embed</code> for third-party sites. Pick a flavour and it is copied to the clipboard.

			== See also ==

	== Copy the internal citation from a Source: page ==		== Copy the internal citation from a Source: page ==

SeedBot: fix anchor link in the added section (raw markup anchors do not resolve) (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-09-02T13:23:03Z

fix anchor link in the added section (raw markup anchors do not resolve) (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy><ref>{{#cite:Q42}}</ref></syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy><ref>{{#cite:Q42}}</ref></syntaxhighlight>

	with the right Q-number for that source, ready to paste into the article you are writing (the ~~same~~ syntax ~~as [[Help:Contributing/citations#A citation is declared with <ref>{{#cite:Qxx}}</ref>\|typed citations~~ above~~]])~~. The button appears on every <code>Source:</code> page that is linked to its item.		with the right Q-number for that source, ready to paste into the article you are writing — exactly the hand-typed syntax described above. The button appears on every <code>Source:</code> page that is linked to its item.

			== See also ==

			For further info on the semantic data model behind the citation mechanism at ronzz-wikibase, see [[Help:Contributing/entities]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

SeedBot: Source: pages carry a Copy internal citation button (copies {{#cite:Qxx}}) — PR #76 (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-09-02T13:22:54Z

Source: pages carry a Copy internal citation button (copies <ref>{{#cite:Qxx}}</ref>) — PR #76 (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:22, 2 September 2026
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	If you ever need to update a citation, because you spotted a typographic error, etc., you simply update the citable entity it refers to at <code>https://wikibase.ronzz.org/wiki/Item:Qxxx</code>, where <code>xxx</code> stands for the citable entity's serial number. Use the in-page edit buttons to update relevant fields, and all citations referring to that citable entity will be updated automatically across ronzz-wikibase.		If you ever need to update a citation, because you spotted a typographic error, etc., you simply update the citable entity it refers to at <code>https://wikibase.ronzz.org/wiki/Item:Qxxx</code>, where <code>xxx</code> stands for the citable entity's serial number. Use the in-page edit buttons to update relevant fields, and all citations referring to that citable entity will be updated automatically across ronzz-wikibase.

	== ~~Do NOT delete citable entities, even if you delete your citations~~ ==		== Copy the internal citation from a Source: page ==

	~~It may be counter~~-~~intuitive, but in this case you should NOT cleanup after yourselves~~. ~~Even if you delete all~~ the ~~references~~ to ~~one citable entity~~ you ~~created, you should not delete~~ the ~~citable entity itself, ever~~. The ~~possibility~~ that ~~someone else~~ is ~~citing it on another page ranges from high (for popular sources)~~ to ~~possible (for niche sources), in all cases never zero~~. ~~Deleting a citable entity saves less 1 kB of memory, at~~ the ~~risk of breaking an unknown number of pages. It is NEVER worth~~ the ~~risk~~.		The human-facing page of a source — the <code>Source:</code> page (e.g. <code>Source:Ada Lovelace (Book)</code>) — carries a '''Copy internal citation''' button under its title. Clicking it copies the wikitext snippet

			<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy><ref>{{#cite:Q42}}</ref></syntaxhighlight>

			with the right Q-number for that source, ready to paste into the article you are writing (the same syntax as [[Help:Contributing/citations#A citation is declared with <ref>{{#cite:Qxx}}</ref>\|typed citations above]]). The button appears on every <code>Source:</code> page that is linked to its item.

			== See also ==

			For further info on the semantic data model behind the citation mechanism at ronzz-wikibase, see [[Help:Contributing/entities]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	For further info on the semantic data model behind the citation mechanism at ronzz-wikibase, see [[Help:Contributing/entities]].		For further info on the semantic data model behind the citation mechanism at ronzz-wikibase, see [[Help:Contributing/entities]].

SeedBot: Restore full page + note the automatic duplicate-source merge (one footnote per source) — Aug-30 fix (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-08-30T11:18:46Z

Restore full page + note the automatic duplicate-source merge (one footnote per source) — Aug-30 fix (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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 '''The same source cited several times renders ONE footnote.''' Repeat <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline><ref>{{#cite:Qxx}}</ref></syntaxhighlight> as often as you need — the render engine recognises duplicate sources and merges the footnotes into a single entry with one ↑ backlink per usage (identical to what a named <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline><ref name="..."></syntaxhighlight> would give you). No manual de-duplication needed.
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SeedBot: Note the automatic duplicate-source merge (one footnote per source) — Aug-30 fix (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-08-30T11:18:11Z

Note the automatic duplicate-source merge (one footnote per source) — Aug-30 fix (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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 <blockquote>
 If you ever need to cite multiple sources in one place, simply repeat the entire syntax multiple times. Each source needs its own <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline><ref></ref></syntaxhighlight> wrapping.
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 <blockquote>
-<references/>
+'''The same source cited several times renders ONE footnote.''' Repeat <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline><ref>{{#cite:Qxx}}</ref></syntaxhighlight> as often as you need — the render engine recognises duplicate sources and merges the footnotes into a single entry with one ↑ backlink per usage (identical to what a named <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline><ref name="..."></syntaxhighlight> would give you). No manual de-duplication needed.
 </blockquote>

SeedBot: Copy-citation toolbar button + APA/Vancouver/BibTeX/RIS format chooser (add-flow round 3) (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-08-29T19:11:40Z

Copy-citation toolbar button + APA/Vancouver/BibTeX/RIS format chooser (add-flow round 3) (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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 <references/>
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 == To edit citations, edit simply the citable entity ==

Rongzhou at 18:09, 23 August 2026

2026-08-23T18:09:14Z

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	'''~~ronzz-wikibase~~ has a custom citation mechanism.''' It is different from those on vanilla wikibase instances, such as Wikipedia.		'''RonzzWikiBase has a custom citation mechanism.''' It is different from those on vanilla wikibase instances, such as Wikipedia.

	== Why a custom citation mechanism? ==		== Why a custom citation mechanism? ==

SeedBot: Standardize: add copy button to block code snippets

2026-08-23T09:46:24Z

Standardize: add copy button to block code snippets

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	! You type !! You get		! You type !! You get
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	\| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">Ada was first.<ref>{{#cite:Q96}}</ref></syntaxhighlight>		\| <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy>Ada was first.<ref>{{#cite:Q96}}</ref></syntaxhighlight>
	\| Ada was first.<ref>{{#cite:Q96}}</ref>		\| Ada was first.<ref>{{#cite:Q96}}</ref>
	\|}		\|}
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	This part is exactly the same as on vanilla wikibase instances such as wikipedia. You simply type at the end of your article:		This part is exactly the same as on vanilla wikibase instances such as wikipedia. You simply type at the end of your article:

	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">		<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy>
	<references/>		<references/>
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Rongzhou: /* To edit citations, edit simply the citable entity */

2026-08-20T15:27:30Z

To edit citations, edit simply the citable entity

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	== To edit citations, edit simply the citable entity ==		== To edit citations, edit simply the citable entity ==

	If you ever need to update a citation, because you spotted a typographic error, etc., you simply ~~need to~~ update the citable entity it refers to~~.Visit~~ <code>https://wikibase.ronzz.org/wiki/Item:Qxxx</code>, where <code>xxx</code> stands for the citable entity's serial number~~, and use~~ the in-page edit buttons to update relevant fields~~. All~~ citations ~~on any ronzz-wikibase page of~~ that ~~source~~ will be updated automatically.		If you ever need to update a citation, because you spotted a typographic error, etc., you simply update the citable entity it refers to at <code>https://wikibase.ronzz.org/wiki/Item:Qxxx</code>, where <code>xxx</code> stands for the citable entity's serial number. Use the in-page edit buttons to update relevant fields, and all citations referring to that citable entity will be updated automatically across ronzz-wikibase.

	== Do NOT delete citable entities, even if you delete your citations ==		== Do NOT delete citable entities, even if you delete your citations ==