Template:Reflist/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Reflist.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage

This template displays a list of references (footnotes) defined by the <ref> tags in an article.

Place {{Reflist}} at the end of a section or at the end of an article to automatically generate a references list.

Example

This is a statement.<ref>Zambia Daily Mail, 2024</ref>
Another statement.<ref>Times of Zambia, 2023</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

This will produce:

This is a statement.[1] Another statement.[2]

Parameters

• |colwidth= – Sets the minimum width of reference columns.
  • Example: {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
• |refs= – Allows manually added references.
  • Example: {{Reflist|refs=<ref>Extra reference</ref>}}

Notes

• On Chalo Chatu, the template uses simplified CSS styling controlled through MediaWiki:Common.css.
• For complex layouts, editors should use <references /> directly.
• Make sure every reference is properly formatted with <ref> and </ref>.

See also

• Help:References
• Template:Citation needed
• Template:Cite web