Template:BackupLinkHelp/doc

Instructions

This section describes how you implement archivedate, archiveurl, archivefile, and nobackup in citation templates.

{{#if:{{{archivedate|}}} <!-- START LEVEL 1-->
    | ([https://web.archive.org/web/{{{archivedate}}}/URL-PARAMETER-OF-TEMPLATE backup link])
    |{{#if:{{{3|{{{archiveurl|}}}}}} <!-- START LEVEL 2 -->
        | ([{{{3|{{{archiveurl}}}}}} backup link])
        |{{#if:{{{nobackup|}}} <!-- START LEVEL 3 -->
            | (backup link not available)
            | ([https://web.archive.org/web/URL-PARAMETER-OF-TEMPLATE backup link] [[Template:TEMPLATE-NAME|<span style="color: red">'''not verified!'''</span>]]){{#if:{{NAMESPACE}} <!-- START LEVEL 4 -->
                |{{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}} <!-- START LEVEL 5 -->
                    |File
                    |[[Category:Pages with missing permanent archival links]]
                    |
                 }} <!-- END LEVEL 5 -->
                |[[Category:Pages with missing permanent archival links]]
             }} <!-- END LEVEL 4 -->
         }} <!-- END LEVEL 3 -->
     }} <!-- END LEVEL 2 -->
}} <!-- END LEVEL 1 -->

Explanation

• Level 1: check for archivedate
  • if archivedate is provided, render link to IA using the URL and the timestamp
  • if archivedate is not provided, proceed to Level 2: check for archiveurl
    • if archiveurl is provided, render link to archive
    • if archiveurl is not provided, proceed to Level 3: check for nobackup
      • if nobackup is provided, render (backup link not available)
      • if nobackup is not provided, render (backup link not verified!), and proceed to Level 4:
        • if {{NAMESPACE}} is empty (if we're in mainspace), add maintenance category
        • if {{NAMESPACE}} is not empty, proceed to Level 5:
          • if {{NAMESPACE}} equals "File", add maintenance category
          • if {{NAMESPACE}} does not equal "File", do nothing