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Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
- Description
- This template can be used in footnotes as an easy link to a page's entry at the Wayback Machine. This is especially important for fixing a dead link (a link whose target no longer exists). The Wayback Machine can "go back in time" and display a page at what it looked like during a particular time period. For example, at this URL we can see what Google looked like on January 17, 1999. Nostalgic, right?
- Usage
- This template has the following parameters:
{{Wayback|url=|title=|date=}}
- url
- This is for the URL of the page that is being referenced by the Wayback Machine - not the actual URL of the archive on the Wayback Machine. This template will automatically generate the full archive link using the URL you supply in this parameter.
- date (optional but recommended)
- The Internet Archive timestamp (YYYYMMDDhhmmss) for the date of the archived page that is to be displayed. If provided, the template will format the date and display it: Month-name, day-number, year. If omitted, the history of the referenced page will be listed instead. You must use the full 4 digits for the year, and 2 digits for month, day, hour minute and second. Use leading zeros if necessary, and use a 24 hour clock for the time.
- To find the timestamp, go to the URL of the archived page. For example:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060529225355/http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
- The numbers that are highlighted in red is the Wayback Machine archive timestamp. Copy that and paste it into the date parameter.
- title (optional but recommended)
- The text label for the external link. If this is omitted, a generic 'Archive copy' label will be used.
- Examples
Link to page history, using a generic label
{{Wayback |url=http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page}}
Produces: Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Link to page history, using a title rather than the generic label
{{Wayback |url=http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page |title=The Sims Wiki}}
Produces: The Sims Wiki at the Wayback Machine
Link to page history using a title, and displaying a particular archived date (March 30, 2009 at 04:29:21)
{{Wayback |url=http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page |title=The Sims Wiki, a database for The Sims series that anyone can edit |date=20090330042921 }}
Produces: The Sims Wiki, a database for The Sims series that anyone can edit at the Wayback Machine (archived March 30, 2009)
- Credits
- This template's code originated from the original version on Wikipedia.