Help:Cite errors/Cite error group refs without references
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Overview[edit source]
Template:See When grouped references are defined, then the page must also have markup to show the reference list. The reference list is shown by including either of the following:
- {{#if:||
}}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:Reflist|Reflist]]{{#if:group=groupname||group=groupname}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if:||
}}
- or
- {{notelist}} or one of the variants listed below.
Issues and resolution[edit source]
The most obvious and simplest issue is when the reference list markup is missing. Simply add {{#if:||}}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:reflist|reflist]]{{#if:group=groupname||group=groupname}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if:||
}} to the end of the article under the section title "References", usually between "See also" and "External links". The $1 in the message shown above will be replaced with the groupname.
There are predefined group names that use templates for the in-text citation and for the reference list. If one of these group names is used, then the matching reference list template can be used.
Group type | Footnote marker template or markup |
Reference list template |
Sample labels | |||||||||||||||
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none by default, but optionally any | {{#switch:pair
|
close = | empty|s|single|v|void | open | pair = <{{#if:|ref|ref}}{{#if:| {{{attribs}}}}}
}}{{#switch:pair |
close = | empty|s|single|v|void = /> | open = > | pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!-- | >}}...
}}{{#switch:pair |
empty|s|single|v|void | open = | close | pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--|-->|</ref>}}
}} |
{{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:reflist|reflist]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
{{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:r|r]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} (for nested references) | ||||||||||||||||
{{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:refn|refn]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} (for nested references) | ||||||||||||||||
lower-alpha | {{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:efn|efn]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} {{#if: |
}}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:efn-la|efn-la]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} | {{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:notelist|notelist]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} {{#if: |
}}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:notelist-la|notelist-la]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} | a b c d e f g h i j | |||||||
upper-alpha | {{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:efn-ua|efn-ua]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} | {{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:notelist-ua|notelist-ua]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} | A B C D E F G H I J | |||||||||||
lower-roman | {{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:efn-lr|efn-lr]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} | {{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:notelist-lr|notelist-lr]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} | i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x | |||||||||||
upper-roman | {{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:efn-ur|efn-ur]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} | {{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:notelist-ur|notelist-ur]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} | I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X | |||||||||||
lower-greek | {{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:efn-lg|efn-lg]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} | {{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:notelist-lg|notelist-lg]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} | α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ | |||||||||||
note | {{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:NoteTag|NoteTag]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} | {{#if: | }}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:NoteFoot|NoteFoot]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if: |
}} | note 1 note 2 note 3 |
Sometimes the reference list markup exists, but the message is shown because the {{#switch:o
|c|close = |e|empty|s|single|v|void |o|open |p|pair = <{{#if:|ref|ref}}{{#if:| {{{attribs}}}}} }}{{#switch:o |c|close = |e|empty|s|single|v|void = /> |o|open = > |p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--||>}}... }}{{#switch:o |e|empty|s|single|v|void |o|open = |c|close |p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--|-->|</ref>}} }}
tag immediately before the reference list markup does not have a closing{{#switch:c |c|close = |e|empty|s|single|v|void |o|open |p|pair = <{{#if:|ref|ref}}{{#if:| {{{attribs}}}}} }}{{#switch:c |c|close = |e|empty|s|single|v|void = /> |o|open = > |p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--||>}}... }}{{#switch:c |e|empty|s|single|v|void |o|open = |c|close |p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--|-->|</ref>}} }}
or it is malformed, thus "eating" the rest of the text including the reference list. Find the last{{#switch:o |c|close = |e|empty|s|single|v|void |o|open |p|pair = <{{#if:|ref|ref}}{{#if:| {{{attribs}}}}} }}{{#switch:o |c|close = |e|empty|s|single|v|void = /> |o|open = > |p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--||>}}... }}{{#switch:o |e|empty|s|single|v|void |o|open = |c|close |p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--|-->|</ref>}} }}
tag and ensure it is properly closed with{{#switch:c |c|close = |e|empty|s|single|v|void |o|open |p|pair = <{{#if:|ref|ref}}{{#if:| {{{attribs}}}}} }}{{#switch:c |c|close = |e|empty|s|single|v|void = /> |o|open = > |p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--||>}}... }}{{#switch:c |e|empty|s|single|v|void |o|open = |c|close |p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--|-->|</ref>}} }}
.
This message may also show if there are {{#switch:pair
|c|close = |e|empty|s|single|v|void |o|open |p|pair = <{{#if:|ref|ref}}{{#if:| {{{attribs}}}}} }}{{#switch:pair |c|close = |e|empty|s|single|v|void = /> |o|open = > |p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--||>}}... }}{{#switch:pair |e|empty|s|single|v|void |o|open = |c|close |p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--|-->|</ref>}} }}
tags after the reference list markup. Ensure all{{#switch:pair |c|close = |e|empty|s|single|v|void |o|open |p|pair = <{{#if:|ref|ref}}{{#if:| {{{attribs}}}}} }}{{#switch:pair |c|close = |e|empty|s|single|v|void = /> |o|open = > |p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--||>}}... }}{{#switch:pair |e|empty|s|single|v|void |o|open = |c|close |p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--|-->|</ref>}} }}
tags are properly placed. A template such as a navbox may have{{#switch:pair |c|close = |e|empty|s|single|v|void |o|open |p|pair = <{{#if:|ref|ref}}{{#if:| {{{attribs}}}}} }}{{#switch:pair |c|close = |e|empty|s|single|v|void = /> |o|open = > |p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--||>}}... }}{{#switch:pair |e|empty|s|single|v|void |o|open = |c|close |p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--|-->|</ref>}} }}
tags.
Examples[edit source]
Help:Cite errors/lang {{#ifeq:Help||Template:FormattingError|In the following example, the list of references in the group note is missing:}} Template:Pre
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.[note 1] Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco Template:Not a typo nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Technical[edit source]
Bugs[edit source]
- Misleading error message for omitted
{{#switch:close
|c|close =
|e|empty|s|single|v|void
|o|open
|p|pair = <{{#if:|ref|ref}}{{#if:| {{{attribs}}}}}
}}{{#switch:close
|c|close =
|e|empty|s|single|v|void = />
|o|open = >
|p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--||>}}...
}}{{#switch:close
|e|empty|s|single|v|void
|o|open =
|c|close
|p|pair = {{#ifeq:ref|!--|-->|</ref>}}
}}
tag Template:Phab
Cite error: <ref>
tags exist for a group named "note", but no corresponding <references group="note"/>
tag was found