Template:Bare URL inline

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This template is an inline alternative to {{Cleanup bare URLs}}.

Usage

Paste this after a bare-URL reference/link:

{{Bare URL inline|date=February 2026}}

It is best to place the tag inside a citation, just before the closing </ref> tag:

<ref>https://www.salon.com/2020/01/31/the-disaster-of-utopian-engineering_partner/ {{bare URL inline|date=February 2026}}</ref>
- Result: [1]

References

^ https://www.salon.com/2020/01/31/the-disaster-of-utopian-engineering_partner/ [bare URL]

This will still categorize the page for cleanup without cluttering the present paragraph with "[bare URL]", and it will also help track down the citation to improve by keeping the cleanup tag in the citation. It also allows the tag to be removed by tools such as WP:reFill and Citation bot if they fill the reference with a citation template.

When doing it this way, the date must be manually entered; it cannot be done with the }}} shortcut method, because template substitution does not work inside <ref>...</ref> tags.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Bare URL inline

An inline template which indicates that a reference contains a bare URL, which may be threatened by link rot. It is best to place the tag inside a citation, just before the closing </ref> tag.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Reason	`reason`	A brief reason for the tag. Avoid using wikilinks, as they will be converted to plain text in the output.	Unknown	optional
Month and year	`date`	Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Auto value`} }`	String	suggested

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