Template:dead link/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Dead link.
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.

This template will categorize into Category:Articles with dead external links.

Parameters

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

Examples

Dead external links:

[http://example.org/ title]
{{cite web|url=http://example.org|title=title}}

Replaced with:

[http://example.org/ title]{{dead link}}
{{cite web|url=http://example.org|title=title}}{{dead link|url=http://example.org/|date=April 2024}}

Produces:

title^{[dead link]}

"title".^{[dead link]}

Tools

en:User:Dispenser/Link checker — Designed for the management links, support add/remove tag and fixing dead link.
en:User:DumZiBoT/refLinks — Support of automatically tagging links if it is found in a dead link file.