Template:Cite complex/doc

{{Cite complex}} cites a complex work where multiple authors are cited within specific sections of a work. It builds on our {{Cite book}} template, which is based on the Wikipedia Cite book template and initially taken with permission from the Forgotten Realms Wiki.

Use this template to cite an article within a multi-author, multi-article work, such as a Pathfinder Adventure Path.

Usage

{{Cite complex
| author    = 
| year      = 
| title     = 
| pages     = {{{1|}}}
| display   = {{{2|}}}
| publisher = 
| isbn      = 

| article1 = 
| author1  = 
| page1    = 

...

| article14 = 
| author14  = 
| page14    = 

| page15    = 
}}

The pages, year, ISBN, and articleⁿ, authorⁿ, and pageⁿ parameters are optional. All other parameters are required and cannot be left out. You can include wiki links in any appropriate parameters except the ISBN.

In most cases, you'll also want to categorize the subtemplate, sorting by the book's title. For example:

<noinclude>[[Category:Citation templates|Rise of the Runelords Player's Guide]]</noinclude>

When citing a source with several authors, particularly six or more authors, list only the first author followed by et al.

Do not use Paizo Inc. for books published by Paizo, as it results in an extraneous period. Use Paizo Inc instead.

Creating article/chapter/section citations

You can create up to 15 sections in a {{Cite complex}} template. Enter the article, chapter, or section title in the section's articleⁿ parameter, its author or authors as wikitext in its authorⁿ parameter, and its starting page number in its pageⁿ parameter.

Each of these section parameters are optional. The template does not display an article title if articleⁿ is omitted, the author parameter is displayed if the section's authorⁿ parameter is omitted, and the section cannot be directly referenced if its pageⁿ parameter is omitted.

For the final section to render properly, add one additional section than is necessary and include only the pageⁿ parameter.

Example

{{Cite complex
| author    = [[Crystal Frasier]], ''et al''
| year      = 2015
| title     = [[The Divinity Drive]]
| pages     = {{{1|}}}
| display   = {{{2|}}}
| publisher = [[Paizo Inc]]
| isbn      = 978-1-60125-724-6

| article1 = Foreword: "Secrets of Silver Mount"
| author1  = [[James Jacobs]]
| page1    = 2

| article2 = The Divinity Drive
| author2  = [[Crystal Frasier]]
| page2    = 6

| article3 = NPC Gallery
| author3  = [[Crystal Frasier]]
| page3    = 56

| article4 = Iron Gods Treasures
| author4  = [[Crystal Frasier]]
| page4    = 60

| article5 = Continuing the Campaign
| author5  = [[Adam Daigle]] and [[James Jacobs]]
| page5    = 62

| article6 = Ecology of the Robot
| author6  = [[Greg A. Vaughan]]
| page6    = 68

| article7 = Pathfinder's Journal: Whispers in the Wastelands 6 of 6
| author7  = [[Amber E. Scott]]
| page7    = 74

| article8 = Bestiary
| author8  = [[Adam Daigle]], [[Crystal Frasier]], [[Thurston Hillman]], and [[Will McCardell]]
| page8    = 80

| article9 = Preview
| page9    = 92

| page10   = 97
}}<noinclude>

{{Cite book/The Divinity Drive}}

{{Cite book/The Divinity Drive|4|4–5}}

{{Cite book/The Divinity Drive|6|6–55}}

{{Cite book/The Divinity Drive|56|56–59}}

{{Cite book/The Divinity Drive|60|60–61}}

{{Cite book/The Divinity Drive|62|62–67}}

{{Cite book/The Divinity Drive|68|68–73}}

{{Cite book/The Divinity Drive|74|74–79}}

{{Cite book/The Divinity Drive|80|80–91}}

{{Cite book/The Divinity Drive|92|92–96}}

[[Category:Citation templates|Divinity Drive, The]]
</noinclude>

Usage

Creating article/chapter/section citations

See also

Example