Template:Wayback/doc

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:


 * 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/ 20010727112808 /http://www.wikipedia.org/


 * 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

Produces:

Link to page history, using a title rather than the generic label

Produces:

Link to page history using a title, and displaying a particular archived date (July 27, 2001 at 11:28:08)

Produces:

Note
This template will always use HTTPS links to the Wayback Machine.

Credits

 * This template's code originated from the original version on Wikipedia.