Help:Reftags

Help:Reftags is a guide for using the

The above code will create a footnote at the end of the sentence. To display all the references in a list, you need to include the tag, usually at the bottom of the page under a "References" section:

References

Advanced Features

Named References

Named references allow you to reuse the same reference multiple times within an article. This is done by giving the reference a name:

This is a statement.

Another statement that uses the same source.

Grouped References

You can group references to separate them into different lists. This is useful for organizing references by type or source:

This is a statement.

Notes

Best Practices

• Always provide full citation details to ensure verifiability.
• Use named references to avoid redundancy and maintain clarity.
• Group references when dealing with multiple types of citations.

Common Issues

• Duplicate References: Ensure that named references are used correctly to avoid duplication.
• Missing References Section: Always include a

Author, Title of the Book, Publisher, Year.

tag to display citations.

• Incorrect Formatting: Follow citation style guidelines to maintain consistency.

Also see

• Help:Citation styles
• Help:Footnotes
• Help:Editing
• Help:Templates