Template:Dictionary of Welsh Biography
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This template is used to provide a link to the online version of the Dictionary of Welsh Biography (DWB) (https://biography.wales/) containing details of over 5,000 biographies of individuals associated with Wales.
Note: The shortcut version is "Cite DWB", not "DWB" as that template is used for something else.
Usage
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Required parameters
- id: Extracted from the last section of the URL: https://biography.wales/article/##-####-###-####
- title: Title of the entry, e. g. EDWARDS, WILLIAM (1719 - 1789), Independent minister, and architect
Optional parameters
Additional information for the title:
- first: First name(s) of the entry's author. For multiple authors use first1, first2 etc. with the corresponding last1, last2, and author-link1, author-link2.
- last: Last name of the entry's author.
- author-link: Name of article on author. See Dictionary of Welsh Biography for a list of notable contributors.
- year or date:
- access-date: the date a Wikipedia editor retrieved information from the Dictionary of Welsh Biography.
- mode: defaults to
|mode=cs1; set to|mode=cs2to provide consistency with citation style 2, as produced by{{citation}} - fewer-links: use
|fewer-links=yesto remove repeated wikilinks where the template is used more than once in an article - short: use
|short=yesto change the output 'Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales' to 'DWB'. Can be useful for matching the citation formatting on pages that use abbreviations for citations.
All {{Cite encyclopedia}} parameters are available.
Examples
{{Dictionary of Welsh Biography|id=s-EDWA-ROB-1775|title=EDWARDS, ROBERT (Robin Ddu o Feirion; 1775 - 1805), poet and antiquary|first=Elwyn|last=Evans|year=1959|access-date=29 December 2024}} displays as:
- Evans, Elwyn (1959). "EDWARDS, ROBERT (Robin Ddu o Feirion; 1775 - 1805), poet and antiquary". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
{{Dictionary of Welsh Biography|id=s12-YATE-NIG-1944|title=YATES, WILFRID NIGEL (1944 - 2009), archivist and historian|first=Liz|last=Rees|mode=cs2|date=10 August 2021|access-date=29 December 2024}} displays as:
- Rees, Liz (10 August 2021), "YATES, WILFRID NIGEL (1944 - 2009), archivist and historian", Dictionary of Welsh Biography, National Library of Wales, retrieved 29 December 2024
Some articles may have multiple entries. |fewer-links=yes can be used to remove the repeated internal wikilinks from any additional and subsequent instances of the template:
{{Dictionary of Welsh Biography|id=s11-HALL-BEN-1802|title=HALL, BENJAMIN Lord Llanover (1802-1867), politician and reformer|first=Marion|last=Löffler|date=8 June 2016|fewer-links=yes|access-date=29 December 2024}} displays as:
- Löffler, Marion (8 June 2016). "HALL, BENJAMIN Lord Llanover (1802-1867), politician and reformer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
Some articles may use abbreviations for sources which are used extensively. |short=yes can be used to replace 'Dictionary of Welsh Biography' and 'National Library of Wales' with the abbreviation 'DWB'.:
{{Dictionary of Welsh Biography|id=s11-HALL-BEN-1802|title=HALL, BENJAMIN Lord Llanover (1802-1867), politician and reformer|first=Marion|last=Löffler|date=8 June 2016|short=yes|access-date=29 December 2024}} displays as:
- Löffler, Marion (8 June 2016). "HALL, BENJAMIN Lord Llanover (1802-1867), politician and reformer". DWB. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
Template data
TemplateData for Dictionary of Welsh Biography
Provides a citation to the online version of the Dictionary of Welsh Biography (DWB)
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | id | Extracted from the URL: https://biography.wales/article/##-####-###-####
| String | required |
| title | title | Title of entry.
| String | required |
| access-date | access-date accessdate | the date a Wikipedia editor retrieved and/or verified information from the website
| String | suggested |
| last | last | Last name of the entry's author. | String | optional |
| first | first | First name(s) of the entry's author. | String | optional |
| author-link | author-link authorlink | Name of article on author. | String | optional |
| date | date | Date. | Number | optional |
| year | year | Year. | Number | optional |
| mode | mode | defaults to 'cs1'; set to 'cs2' to provide consistency with Citation style 2, as produced by {{citation}} | String | optional |
| fewer-links | fewer-links | set to 'yes' to remove repeated wikilinks to 'Dictionary of Welsh Biography' and 'National Library of Wales' where the template is used more than once in an article | String | optional |
| short | short | set to 'yes' to replace 'Dictionary of Welsh Biography' and 'National Library of Wales' with the abbreviation 'DWB'. Can be used to provide consistent formatting in an article | String | optional |
Tracking categories
- Category:Dictionary of Welsh Biography citations needing attention (3)
- This tracks pages which have an empty
|id=field.
- This tracks pages which have an empty
See also
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Wales/Dictionary of Welsh Biography –
- {{National Historic Assets of Wales}} – provides a link to items on the Cadw database.
- {{Coflein}} – provides a link to items on the RCAHMW database for the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW).