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

Purpose

This template facilitates the attribution of articles from either an external source or from the Wikisource project Easton's Bible Dictionary in the manner of {{ cite encyclopedia}}.

This template should usually be placed on the main page of the article, in the "References" section near the bottom of the page (see WP:Plagiarism#Where to place attribution).

Usage

List of parameters

noicon=x – if set removes the icon from the start of the citation
prescript=string – alter prescript to string, 
                   for no prescript see {{
Cite EBD}}  
inline=x — alter the prescript from "This article"
           to "One or more of the preceding sentences"
short=x  — prevents author, publisher and edition information being displayed
ref=harv — default. can be modified by setting the parameter
           to another value (see {{
cite encyclopedia}})
encyclopedia=Easton's Bible Dictionary — default setting. Can be modified
year=1897 — default setting. Can be modified
last=Easton — default setting. Can be modified
authorlink=Matthew George Easton  — default setting. Can be modified
edition=New and revised — default setting. Can be modified
publisher=T. Nelson and Sons  — default setting. Can be modified
wstitle=EBD article name — set if the EBD article resides on 
Wikisource
title=EBD article name  — set if the EBD article does not reside on Wikisource
url=article link  — set if the EBD article resides on a known external web server
volume=volume number — not set by default see (see {{
cite encyclopedia}})
page=page number  — not set by default see (see {{
cite encyclopedia}})
pages=page number  — not set by default see (see {{
cite encyclopedia}})

To link to an article on Wikisource:

• {{EBD|wstitle=EBD article name}}

or to name an article and optionally link to another site using the url parameter:

• {{EBD|title=EBD article name|url=url here}}

Using the article name Samaritan Pentateuch as an example with wstitle=:

{{EBD|wstitle=Samaritan Pentateuch}}

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:  Easton, Matthew George (1897). " Samaritan Pentateuch". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.

and with title= and url=

{{EBD|title=Samaritan Pentateuch|url=https://archive.org/stream/illustratedbible00east#page/598/mode/1up}}

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:  Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Samaritan Pentateuch". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.

The parameter noicon=x stops the display of the icon:

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:  Easton, Matthew George (1897). " Samaritan Pentateuch". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.

The parameter short=x removes author, publisher and edition information:

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: " Samaritan Pentateuch". Easton's Bible Dictionary. 1897.

Combining noicon=x and short=x:

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: " Samaritan Pentateuch". Easton's Bible Dictionary. 1897.

Hidden category

This template will add the articles transcluding it to the hidden category Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating text from Easton's Bible Dictionary.

See also

• {{ Cite EBD}} - for use when an Easton's article is cited, but the text is not copied
• {{ EBD POV}} - for use where Easton's information is out of date
• {{ EBD poster}} - for use where Easton's is not used in the article but linked in the External links section
• Wikipedia:Sister projects