Template:Pace web/sandbox
"Route {{{1}}}". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
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This template is for linking to bus route information at Chicgoland's Pace transit website, as sources for bus information in article. It is a wrapper for {{Cite web}} that auto-fills the data that doesn't change between citations of different routes.
Usage
[edit]This is intended for use inside source citations, usually in the form <ref>. It can also be used in the External links section, when appropriate.
{{Pace web|route no.|Route Name}}</ref>
Parameters
[edit]|1=(or first unnamed parameter)- The route number, e.g. 213. This will not only appear in the cited page title, but also auto-complete the URL to go to the correct route page.
|2=(or second unnamed parameter)- The name of the route as given at the route page. This completes the rest of the cited page title.
|date=(or|year=)- Publication year of the current route info. Just use the current year, unless the route page says otherwise.
|access-date=(or|accessdate=- Full date you verified the information on the cited page.
Example
[edit]{{pace web|422|Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court}}
gives:
"Route 422 – Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service. 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.