Template:dead link/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Dead link (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Use {{dead link}} when you find a dead external link within a paragraph or a reference citation. Append this template after the link, leaving the original link intact. The template needs to be placed directly after the external link or citation template. Not doing so will prevent automated tools from detecting which link is dead. If desired </ref> could be placed in-between so the template appears in the body of the text.

Usage

Common form (with current date)

{{dead link|date=December 2024}}

All parameters (with current date)

{{dead link|url= |date=December 2024}}

Optional parameters

url

Provides a history of the linked page via Wayback Machine. Set only if history actually exists, as otherwise it is misleading to users and editors.

date

Given in month name followed by year for use by the categorization system. Use {{subst:DATE}} which yields date=December 2024. If not set it will be filled in by a bot.

Examples

• [http://example.org/ Link title] {{dead link}}
  → title
• {{cite web |url=http://example.org |title=title |accessdate=2000-01-01 }} {{dead link |url=http://example.org/ |date=December 2024 }}
  → "title". Retrieved on 2000-01-01.
• <ref>{{cite web |url=http://example.org |title=title |accessdate=2000-01-01 }}</ref>{{dead link |date=December 2024 }}
  → <ref>"title". Retrieved on 2000-01-01.</ref>

<references />

See also

• {{cleanup-link rot}}
• {{Wayback}}
• Wikipedia:Dead external links
• What to do when a reference link goes dead

Tools

• User:Dispenser/Checklinks — Designed for the management of external links, supports tagging and fixing dead links.
• User:DumZiBoT/refLinks — Bot which automatically taggs links if they are found in the dead links file.