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
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]

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Bugs[edit source]

Template:Tracked

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

[note 1]

v t e Wikipedia referencing
Policies and guidelines	Verifiability No original research Biographies of living persons Reliable sources Medicine Citing sources Scientific citations
General advice	Citation needed Find sources Combining sources Offline sources Referencing styles
Citing sources	Citation Style 1 Citation Style 2 Citation Style Vancouver LSA Comics Citation templates Reflist template
Inline citations	Footnotes Punctuation and footnotes Shortened footnotes Nesting footnotes
Help for beginners	Reference-tags Citations quick reference Introduction to referencing Referencing with citation templates Referencing without using templates Referencing dos and don'ts Citing Wikipedia
Advanced help	Cite link labels Citation tools Cite errors Cite messages Converting between references formats Reference display customization References and page numbers Guidance on source reviewing at FAC
Template documentation	{{Edit refs}} {{Refref}} {{Refref2}} {{Refstart}}
Tools	Wikipedia Library
Deprecated	Parenthetical referencing

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