Template:PDFCite/doc

Inserts a link to the PDF file and ensures the highlighting of the provided citation on the given page.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
URL to the PDF file	`file`	A fully qualified URL to the PDF file. Example https://domain.tld/filename.pdf	URL	required
Text of citation	`citation`	The cited passage in plain text.	String	required
Page number	`page`	A number of page in the PDF file that contains the cited passage.	Number	required
Highlight color	`color`	The hex color code without a leading hash. Example FFEEDD	String	optional
Link text	`text`	It will become a clickable text or html element. If you want to display the citation text on the wiki page, type 'quote' here (without quotes). Default PDF	Unbalanced wikitext	optional
Tooltip text	`tooltip`	Text shown on hovering over the link. If not provided, the URL of the PDF file will be shown.	String	optional

Code

{{PDFCite
|file=
|citation=
|page=
|text=
|color=
}}

Example

{{PDFCite
|file=https://wikivisor.com/w/images/3/34/Peer_adult_network_structure_and_suicide_attempts_in_38_high_schools.pdf
|citation=(b) Mean number of friends named, and (c) Mean coreness. Table 1 describes school-level variables and each school’s network structure relative to all others (e.g., percent isolates ranged 0–6.45% across the 38 schools)
|page=3
|color=33eeff
}}

Result

PDF

Quote mode

PDF

(b) Mean number of friends named, and (c) Mean coreness. Table 1 describes school-level variables and each school’s network structure relative to all others (e.g., percent isolates ranged 0–6.45% across the 38 schools)

Inline usage

Table 1 describes school-level percent isolates ranged 0–6.45% across the 38 schools.

Local PDF

If the URL belongs to the current wiki domain, the external icon will not be printed:

PDF

In 44 countries, we found evidence of a government agency using computational propaganda to shape public attitudes.

Visual mode

If you use VisualEditor, you can insert the template interactively (Insert → Template → PDFCite) and fill parameters in a form.

Error handling

PDF