Template:WikiTree/doc

This template should be used very sparingly and in most cases the template (or links to WikiTree not using this template) should be removed from articles.

Template:WikiTree displays an external link or a reference to a profile on the WikiTree website.

Usage

External link

ID only

* {{WikiTree | ID }}

* {{WikiTree | id= ID }}

ID and Name

* {{WikiTree | ID | NAME }}

* {{WikiTree | id= ID | name= NAME }}

Using Wikidata property

* {{WikiTree}}

* {{WikiTree | name= NAME }}

Reference

ID and Access date

{{WikiTree | ID | access-date= DATE }}

{{WikiTree | id= ID | access-date= DATE }}

ID, Name and Access Date

{{WikiTree | ID | NAME | access-date= DATE }}

{{WikiTree | id= ID | name= NAME | access-date= DATE }}

Using Wikidata property

{{WikiTree | access-date= DATE }}

{{WikiTree | name= NAME | access-date= DATE }}

Usage guidance

See also: Wikipedia:External links/Perennial websites § User-generated content

Care should be taken when deciding to make a link to the WikiTree website. The biographical and other details may not be reliable. If there are fully reliable sources which may be used, then the WikiTree link should not be used, or should be removed in place of the more reliable source.

As an WP:External link

To comply with WP:ELNO, only place in External links section if the website contains unique information not already mentioned and cited in the body of the article and is not a WP:COPYLINK violation. Remove from External links if WikiTree is already cited in main body, if burial information is provided in main body by a more reliable source, or if the page contains any unlicensed copyrighted information (e.g., professional portrait photography or copies of obituaries from a newspaper).

Parameters

• id or wtid (parameter 1, required unless using Wikidata) – The WikiTree profile ID, found at the top of the WikiTree page or in the URL (e.g., “LastName-1234" for https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/LastName-1234). This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P2949 exists, but required if not.
• name (parameter 2, optional) – The name of the deceased. Defaults to {{PAGENAME}} if not specified.

Examples

External link with unnamed parameters

Usage

* {{WikiTree | DeMille-39 | Cecil B. DeMille }}

Output

• The Genealogy of Cecil Blount DeMille at WikiTree

URL

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/DeMille-39

External link with named parameters

Usage

* {{WikiTree | id= Wofford-497 | name= Toni Morrison }}

Output

• The Genealogy of Toni Morrison at WikiTree

URL

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wofford-497

External link using Wikidata property

Usage in Cecil B. DeMille

* {{WikiTree}}

Output

• The Genealogy of Cecil B. DeMille at WikiTree

Missing ID and not in Wikidata

Usage

* {{WikiTree}}

Output

Reference using all of the parameters

Usage

{{WikiTree | id = Wofford-497 | name = Toni Morrison | access-date = July 27, 2026 }}

Output

"The Genealogy of Toni Morrison". WikiTree. Retrieved July 27, 2026.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:WikiTree in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for WikiTree

This template displays an external link or a reference to a profile on the WikiTree website.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
WTid #	id wtid 1	The WikiTree profile number, found at the top of the WikiTree profile or in the URL (e.g., ‘LastName-1234' for https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/LastName-1234). This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P2949 exists, but required if not. Default Wikidata property P2601 Example LastName-1234	String	optional
Name	name 2	The name of the deceased. This parameter is optional; it defaults to the Wikipedia article name, without any disambiguation. Default {{PAGENAMEBASE}} Example Cecil B. DeMille	Line	suggested
Access date	access-date accessdate	The date this citation was added or last updated.	Date	optional

Tracking categories

• template with ID
  • Category:WikiTree template (0)
  • Category:WikiTree template with ID different from Wikidata (0)
  • Category:WikiTree template with ID not in Wikidata (0)
• template missing ID
  • Category:WikiTree template missing ID and not in Wikidata (0)

See also

• WikiTree