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Use {{dead link}} when you find a dead external link within a paragraph or a reference citation. Append this template directly after the link or template, leaving the original link intact. Not doing so will prevent detection from automated tools. If desired </ref> could be placed before this template, so appears in the body of the text, but is recommended against.

Usage

Common form (with current date)

{{dead link|date=December 2008}}

All parameters (with current date)

{{dead link|url= |date=December 2008}}

Optional parameters

url

Provides a history of the linked page via Wayback Machine. Set only if history actually exists, as otherwise it is misleading to users and editors.

date

Given in month name followed by year for use by the categorization system. Use {{subst:DATE}} which yields date=December 2008. If not set it will be filled in by a bot.

Examples

• [http://example.org/ Link title] {{dead link}}
  → title^{dead link}
• {{cite web |url=http://example.org |title=title |accessdate=2000-01-01 }} {{dead link |url=http://example.org/ |date=December 2008 }}
  → "title". Retrieved on 2000-01-01.^{dead link}
• <ref>{{cite web |url=http://example.org |title=title |accessdate=2000-01-01 }}</ref>{{dead link |date=December 2008 }}
  → ^{1dead link}

1. ^ "title". Retrieved on 2000-01-01.

Note

The following is not valid if software, unaware of templates, would misread the link

• http://example.org/{{dead link}}

See also

• {{cleanup-link rot}}
• Wikipedia:Dead external links
• {{Wayback}}
• What to do when a reference link goes dead

Tools

• Checklinks is designed to manage external links