Template:Reflist/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Reflist.

It contains usage information, categories, and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template is imported from Template:Reflist/doc on Wikipedia.

This template is imported from the English Wikipedia. Although the visual appearance might be different, the functionality is identical. Please refer to the Template:Reflist/doc page on Wikipedia for detailed documentation.

This template provides formatting and organizational features for footnotes. It encapsulates the <references/> tag used by the Extension:Cite to show the list of references as defined by <ref> tags. It adds support for sizing the column width, groups.

TemplateData

This template displays the list of footnotes at the end of an article and provides additional formatting and organizing options. After hitting "Apply changes" and turning back to VE read mode, you will not see the references list. After hitting "Publish page" and turning back to normal read mode the reference list will reappear with the changes applied, see T53146.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Columns / Column width	1 colwidth	Two modes supported. First mode (deprecated): integer number of fixed columns into which the reference list is to be rendered. Second mode: typographic unit of measurement such as 'em', specifying the width for the reference list columns, e.g. '33em'; spaced '33&nbsp;em' will not be recognized Default 1 if < 11 references; otherwise 30em	String	optional
Liststyle	liststyle	Specifies the style used when the reference list is enumerated; accepts any valid CSS value defined for list-style-type Default decimal	String	optional
Group	group	Group is an identifier which restricts the references that are shown. Without this parameter, this template only shows references with no group identifier. With a group identifier specified, only references with a matching group identifier are handled. The rest are left alone.	String	optional
List of references	refs	Provides a space to define named references for use in the article. References defined in this space are not shown unless used somewhere in the article.	String	optional

See also

• Template:Reflist on Wikipedia.