Copy a blank version to use. All parameter names must be in lowercase. Use the "|" (pipe) character between each parameter. Delete unused parameters to avoid clutter in the edit window. Some samples may include the current date. If the date is not current, then purge the page.
' When known, the author's real name should be specified in the |author= parameter (or |last= and |first=). If their real name is not known, then the tweet is probably not an acceptable usage of a self-published source.
To use this template with shortened footnotes (e.g. the {{sfn}} template), add |ref= with {{harvid}} in the parameter value, like this:
{{cite tweet | ref = {{harvid|Porck|2017}} | last = Porck | first = Thijs | user = thijsporck | number = 889205416596471811 | date = 23 July 2017 | title = Spotted in Marvel's Doctor Strange: Sutton Hoo Helmet replica! | access-date = 5 December 2017 }}
This reference would be cited as {{sfn|Porck|2017}}.
Examples
{{Cite tweet |user=Pigsonthewing |number=564068436633214977 |date = 7 February 2015 |title=This is an example tweet. Hello, Wikipedians! }}
{{Cite tweet |user=Pigsonthewing |author=Andy Mabbett |number=564068436633214977 |date = 7 February 2015 |title=This is an example tweet. Hello, Wikipedians! }}
{{Cite tweet |user=Pigsonthewing |author=Andy Mabbett |number=564068436633214977 |date = 7 February 2015 |title=This is an example tweet. Hello, Wikipedians! |retweet=Wikimedia Foundation [Wikimedia]}}
If the author has a Wikipedia article, use of |author-link= is recommended: {{cite tweet |user=elonmusk |author-link=Elon Musk |number=743097337782763521 |date=June 15, 2016 |title=Looks like thrust was low on 1 of 3 landing engines. High g landings v sensitive to all engines operating at max.}}
Note that if |last= is used, |author= is ignored: {{Cite tweet |user=Pigsonthewing |last=Mabbett |first=Andy |author=Redundant Author Name Ignored |number=564068436633214977 |date = 7 February 2015 |title=This is an example tweet. Hello, Wikipedians! |retweet=Wikimedia Foundation [Wikimedia]}}
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Partial or entire content of the tweet, optionally including hashtags (#), at signs (@), and links. Note: double quote marks (") should be replaced with single quote marks (') because the entire title will display surrounded by double quotes.
String
required
author
author
Author's real name, if known. If not known, then the tweet is probably not an acceptable usage of a self-published source (see [[WP:SPS]])
Unknown
suggested
author's article
author-linkauthorlink
Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author
Unknown
optional
retweeted by
retweet
The reliable source who retweeted the tweet, if the original tweeter is not anyone particularly notable. May be wikilinked.
Unknown
optional
date
date
date of the tweet; do not wikilink; do not include time. Note: a tweet's timestamp is in your local timezone, and may need to be adjusted to UTC.
Unknown
required
access date
access-dateaccessdate
The full date when the tweet was accessed; do not wikilink
Unknown
optional
language
language
The language in which the tweet is written, if not in English.
Example
fr
String
optional
location
location
The location from which a tweet was sent.
Example
London
String
optional
archive URL
archive-urlarchiveurl
The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date'
String
optional
archive date
archive-datearchivedate
Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink
String
optional
URL status
url-status
If set to 'live', the title displays as the live link; if set to dead, the title displays as the archive link
String
optional
script tweet
script-title
For tweets in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon, e.g. for Japanese use: ja:...
Example
ja:東京タワー
Unknown
optional
translated tweet
trans-title
An English language translation, if the tweet cited is in a foreign language; use of 'language' parameter is recommended
Unknown
optional
Link to Twitter article?
link
Set to "no" to not link to the Wikipedia article for Twitter. Useful for preventing overlinking when more than one tweet is cited.