Template:Subscription required/doc

The {{subscription required}} template can be used to flag an external link that requires a paid subscription.

Use the {{subscription required}} template when:

You create or find a link to an external website

in a reference citation

OR

in a paragraph within the body of an article

OR

in the "External links" section of an article

AND

a reader must pay to subscribe to the website to gain access to the linked page.

Usage

Using {{subscription required}} will place a note by the URL.

Append the {{subscription required}} template directly after the link or citation template, leaving the original link intact. If the {{subscription required}} template is not placed directly after the link or citation template, the template will not be correctly detected by automated tools.

If the external link is part of a reference citation, the {{subscription required}} template should be placed directly after the link or citation template but before the </ref> tag. Placing {{subscription required}} directly after the link or citation template but before the </ref> tag will cause the subscription required message to appear in the footnote reference area of the article rather than in the body of the text. Placing the message in the body of the text is not recommended in this situation.

Common form

{{subscription required}}

Optional parameter

{{subscription required|via=}}

where via is the publication or website used.

Examples

• <ref>{{cite web |url=http://example.org |title=Webpage title |accessdate=2000-01-01}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
  →
• <ref>Plunkett, John. [http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1601858,00.html "Sorrell accuses Murdoch of panic buying"] {{subscription required}} ''The Guardian'', London, October 27, 2005. Retrieved June 5, 2008.</ref>
  →

• ==External links==
*[http://example.org/webpage.html Example web page title] {{subscription required}}