Template:cite Discord
(Error: Invalid time.). [{{{url}}} Message in #{{{channel}}}
]. {{{server}}}. Discord.
Documentation[edit source]
This template is a variant of Template:cite web for citing Discord messages. While all of the parameters for that template still work here, this version has more convenient parameters that can be used instead.
<ref>{{cite Discord|url=|channel=|server=|author=|username=|access-date=|quote=}}</ref>
If the message is within a thread, add this parameter: |thread=
To change the word "Message", add this parameter: |message type=
Template data[edit source]
Cites a Discord message
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Author | author name | Author's Toki Pona name or legal name. Not always the same as their current Discord display name.
| Line | suggested |
Username | username | Author's username
| String | required |
Source date | date | Included for compatibility with {{cite web}} | Date | deprecated |
URL | url | Web address of the message you're citing. In the message's context menu, press Copy Message Link and paste this here.
| URL | required |
Title | title | Included for compatibility with {{cite web}} | String | deprecated |
Message type | message type | Noun to use instead of "Message"
| String | optional |
Thread | thread | Title of the thread where the message was sent, if applicable | String | suggested |
Channel | channel | Title of the channel where the message was sent
| String | required |
Server | server | Title of the Discord server where the message was sent
| String | required |
Delimiters | delimiters | Included for compatibility with {{cite web}} | String | deprecated |
Translated title | trans-title | Included for compatibility with {{cite web}} | String | deprecated |
Language | language lang | Included for compatibility with {{cite web}} | String | deprecated |
Quote | quote | Specific quote to cite. If long, place in a separate blockquote after this template.
| Line | suggested |
Website name | website | Included for compatibility with {{cite web}}
| String | deprecated |
Publisher | publisher | Included for compatibility with {{cite web}} | String | deprecated |
Archive URL | archive-url | Included for compatibility with {{cite web}} | URL | deprecated |
Archive date | archive-date | Included for compatibility with {{cite web}} | Date | deprecated |
Access date | access-date retrieved | Full date when the message was accessed
| Date | suggested |