Template:R

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Usage

Provides a simple wrapper for (up to 5 consecutive) <ref name="foo" /> citation tags that minimizes visual impact on the text, which along with the simpler syntax increases code readability and editability. For example:

usage	notes
{{r|ref_name}}	Adds a reference like foo, equivalent to <ref name="ref_name" />. This can be combined, like {{r|ref_name|another|more|ref4}} (equivalent to <ref name="ref_name" /><ref name="another" /><ref name="more" /><ref name="ref4" />).
{{r|ref_name|group=bar}}	Adds a reference like foo for a reference in the bar group (for pages with multiple reference sections). The group applies to all references in the {{r}} call.
{{r|ref_name|page1=100}}	Adds a reference like foo, with a page number (page1 applies to the first reference, page2 to the second, etc.). This is only needed for multiple references to different pages in the source.

Examples

Comparison to <ref>

unwrapped	For example, fact<ref name="bacelieri" /><ref name="cochrane2006" /><ref name="emed_hpv" /> and fact.<ref name="emed_plantar" /><ref name="hipusa" /><ref name="kunnamo" />
wrapped with {{r}}	For example, fact.{{r|bacelieri|cochrane2006|emed_hpv}} and fact{{r|emed_plantar|hipusa|kunnamo}}

Pages

By passing page numbers to the parameters page1 through page5, this template will add a superscripted page number to the reference. Using the code {{r|ref_name|bar|baz|page1=20|page3=5–12}}, one can generate references like these. The ref names must be defined, normally in a references section (as demonstrated below):

{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="ref_name">Foo.</ref>
<ref name="bar">Bar.</ref>
<ref name="baz">Baz.</ref>
}}

Resulting in:

Related pages

• Shortened footnotes in Wikipedia:Citing sources, which describes the most common way of citing multiple pages of the same source.
• {{sfn}}, a template that implements the most common way of citing multiple pages of the same source.
• Citation bundling in Wikipedia:Citing sources, a recommended way of combining a list of several consecutive footnotes into a single footnote.
• Wikipedia:Footnotes
• Wikipedia:Citing sources