Template:Cite EBD/sandbox

Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

This is the template sandbox page for Template:Cite EBD (diff).
See also the companion subpage for test cases.

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Purpose

This template facilitates the citation of articles from either an external source or from the Wikisource project Easton's Bible Dictionary in the manner of {{cite encyclopedia}}.

Usage

List of parameters

noicon=x – if set removes the icon from the start of the citation
short=x  — prevents author, publisher and edition information being displayed
ref=harv — default. can be modified by setting the parameter
           to another value (see {{cite encyclopedia}})
encyclopedia=Easton's Bible Dictionary — default setting. Can be modified
year=1897 — default setting. Can be modified
last=Easton — default setting. Can be modified
authorlink=Matthew George Easton  — default setting. Can be modified
edition=New and revised — default setting. Can be modified
publisher=T. Nelson and Sons  — default setting. Can be modified
wstitle=EBD article name — set if the EBD article resides on Wikisource
title=EBD article name  — set if the EBD article does not reside on Wikisource
url=article link  — set if the EBD article resides on a known external web server
volume=volume number — not set by default see (see {{cite encyclopedia}})
page=page number  — not set by default see (see {{cite encyclopedia}})
pages=page number  — not set by default see (see {{cite encyclopedia}})

To link to an article on Wikisource:

{{Cite EBD|wstitle=EBD article name}}

or to name an article and optionally link to another site using the url parameter:

{{Cite EBD|title=EBD article name|url=url here}}

Using the article name Samaritan Pentateuch as an example with wstitle=:

{{Cite EBD|wstitle=Samaritan Pentateuch}}

Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Samaritan Pentateuch" . Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.

and with title= and url=

{{Cite EBD|title=Samaritan Pentateuch|url=https://archive.org/stream/illustratedbible00east#page/598/mode/1up}}

Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Samaritan Pentateuch". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.

The parameter noicon=1 stops the display of the icon:

Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Samaritan Pentateuch". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.

If the parameter short=1 is set then author, edition and publisher are not displayed:

"Samaritan Pentateuch" . Easton's Bible Dictionary. 1897.

noicon=1 and short=1 can be combined:

"Samaritan Pentateuch". Easton's Bible Dictionary. 1897.