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{{importedFrom}} – This template allows you to easily add a link to an original article source originating from another website

Parameters

URL
(Required) The URL of the website the article contents was sourced from
Title
(Required) The title of the article from the above source
Site Name
(Optional) The name of the site the article comes from. This defaults to Wikipedia
License
(Optional) The license the original content was licensed under, minus the word "license" on the end. This defaults to "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported".

Examples

Code Results
A normal link

{{ImportedFrom|Title=Article 1|URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/}}

This article was originally retrieved from the "Article 1" article on Wikipedia, which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
A link to an external site with a custom license type

{{ImportedFrom|Title=Morning Rush|URL=https://www.google.com/|Site Name=TWC Wikia|License=Public Domain}}

This article was originally retrieved from the "Morning Rush" article on TWC Wikia, which is licensed under the Public Domain License
A link to a custom site with the default license

{{ImportedFrom|Title=Morning Rush|URL=https://www.google.com/|Site Name=A Random Wiki}}

This article was originally retrieved from the "Morning Rush" article on A Random Wiki, which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

TemplateData

Easily add a link to an original article source originating from another website. For articles from Deletionpedia, use Template:RescuedFrom

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Article TitleTitle

The title of the article from your source

Example
The Weather Channel
Stringrequired
Article URLURL

The URL of the article from your source

Example
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ArticleTitle&oldid=0123456789
URLrequired
Site Name (Optional)Site Name

(Only required if the article doesn't come from Wikipedia) The name of the site the article comes from

Example
Weather Wiki
Stringoptional
License (Optional)License

(Only required if the article doesn't come from Wikipedia.) The license the original content was licensed under, minus the word "license" on the end

Example
Public Domain
Stringoptional