Template:SWArchive/doc

Instructions

This template is to be used for citing all StarWars.com content published before the official site's revamp on September 13, 2011, or before the revamp of early 2014, and that wasn't kept available at least after this last revamp. Content from this period is identifiable either by the use of .html in filename (http://www.starwars.com/patch/filename.html) or by the complete removal of a selection of the website sections (and url paths) by early 2014 (ex: Shop).

For content kept online or published after the revamp of early 2014, use {{SW}}.

Usage

Copy the template code below and paste it into the appropriate place in an article, fill the required fields, and remove any that you don't use.

{{SWArchive|subdomain=|url=|text=|int=|author=|date=|archivedate=|archiveurl=|archivefile=|nobackup=}}

All fields need to be explicitly assigned to; otherwise, use of the "=" symbol in the URLs messes up the template.

Required parameters

• |url= The URL of the page, minus http://www.starwars.com/.
• |text= The formatted text to display.
• For archive link, see Backup links below.

Optional parameters

• |subdomain= The subdomain part of the URL. The parameter must be filled with the part between http:// and .starwars.com. For example, if using a link beginning with http://www.cargobay.starwars.com, then the parameter must be |subdomain=cargobay.
• |int= This field provides a link to the Wookieepedia article, if one exists.
• |author= Name(s) of the author(s). Multiple authors must be separated with a ";" between their names. Note that an author is not necessarily an individual and could be an organization. A long list of authors can be reduced using ", et al." after the first name. Provide wikilinks whenever they are available.
• |date= Full date of publication, in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, for example "date=2006-02-17".

Unneccesary parameters

• |nolive= As the original online content is no longer available, the template will automatically add "content now obsolete;" to the citation, and therefore does NOT require the use of "|nolive=1" like with other citation templates.

Backup links

Instructions for providing a backup link In accordance with our Sourcing policy, all links to external sites must include a link to a backup version, preferably using Internet Archive. Instances that do not include one of the following parameters will result in the page being placed in the maintenance category. Please only use one of the following parameters. |archivedate=20250520233725 This parameter uses the timestamp feature of Internet Archive. The URL supplied earlier in the template, along with archivedate, will provide a link to Internet Archive. |archiveurl=https://archive.is/EfD8P If Internet Archive does not work for the link in question, you can use archiveurl to provide a full URL to another backup website, such as archive.is. |archivefile=File:Jon_Favreau_The_Mandalorian.png If none of the archiving sites work, then provide a link to a screenshot of the page, uploaded to Wookieepedia, as per Wookieepedia:Mofferences/June 29, 2014. |nobackup=1 If no backup link can be found for content that is no longer available, this parameter can be used. If the content is still available, you can screenshot and upload it to Wookieepedia instead. |nolive=1 If the original content is no longer available, this parameter can be used, which will make the template add "content now obsolete;" to the citation. This may also mean a backup link can no longer be provided, and therefore may be used as well as |nobackup=1. Some citation templates such as {{SWArchive}} link to older content that is known to be no longer available, and therefore automatically default to |nolive=1 without the need to add the parameter manually. Note that for citation templates using a central repository (/Archive subpage), archivedate values must be added to the repository, and not on the individual instance of those templates.

Example(s)

{{SWArchive|url=the_movies/saga/fifteenth_online_anniversary/index.html|text=''Star Wars'' Online: 15 Years Old Today|date=2010-07-15|archivedate=20110913132814}}

Results in:

Star Wars Online: 15 Years Old Today on StarWars.com (July 15, 2010) (content now obsolete; backup link)

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Using |int=

{{SWArchive|url=vault/collecting/droids_ewoks_25th_anniversary/index.html|text=25 Years of Collecting ''Droids'' and ''Ewoks''!|int=25 Years of Collecting Droids and Ewoks!|author=Pete Vilmur|date=2010-09-07|archivedate=20110617035821}}

Results in:

25 Years of Collecting Droids and Ewoks! on StarWars.com (article by Pete Vilmur) (September 7, 2010) (content now obsolete; backup link)

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Using |subdomain=

{{SWArchive|subdomain=cargobay|url=webapps/cargobay/browse/137|text=Thrawn Trilogy|archivedate=20120825053603}}

Results in:

Thrawn Trilogy in the StarWars.com Cargo Bay (content now obsolete; backup link)