Template talk:Reference page

Format as rollover?

I'm big fan of {{rp}}. From the editor-usability point of view, no other system I've seen is close. The page number is right next to the content-to-verify and adding the page number is fast. sfn and other two-level systems are so hard and easy to break I simply go elsewhere.

However some editors go in to a fit over the superscript formatted number.

I wonder if anyone know if there is a technical reason that this feature could not be implemented as a popup? At least in my browser the blue citation-number pops up a nice box with the reference. Could rp be implemented in that popup? Johnjbarton (talk) 03:51, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Purpose of at= & page= parameters

The use of page=, at= does not appear to change the result.
[1]{{rp|page=5}}, [2]{{rp|pages=5}}, and [3]{{rp|5}}, as well as [4]{{rp|at=foldout1}}, and [5]{{rp|foldout1}}
produce: [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5]
1, 2 & 3 appear identical as well as 3 & 4. Are page=, pages=, at= used by the template in some way or are they just for readability of the code? Cheers Adakiko (talk) 20:26, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

The tooltips shown when you hover your mouse over the page value are different depending on the parameter you use. Each parameter is also processed slightly differently; for example, |pages= and its alias |pp= are processed to replace hyphens with dashes per MOS:DASH: [1]{{rp|page=5-10}}, [2]{{rp|pages=5-10}}, and [3]{{rp|at=5-10}} produce: [1], [2], [3] (note the dash in [2]). Not converting hyphens to dashes in |at= is useful for unusual page numbering, like "page 5-2" for page 2 of section 5, that can appear in some publications. – Jonesey95 (talk) 22:14, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

Use of template for Cite AV media, and possibly, Cite interview

I presume that {{rp}} can be use with {{Cite AV media}}, and possibly, {{Cite interview}}? Should this be added to the doc for Reference page, Cite AV media and Cite interview? I spent some time looking for an equivalent such as {{Reference time}} or {{rt}} (redirects to Rfd top). Asked at the help desk and was told that rp can be used with time. Thank you Adakiko (talk) 20:26, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

As with the above answer, you might benefit from a careful reading of this template's documentation, which says can also be used for non-paginated sources, e.g., "0:35:12" for a video source. – Jonesey95 (talk) 22:15, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

I wanted to improve an article by combining several video interviews refs. Given the template's title, its non-page related usability was not apparent. Hence, I did not read it. I searched for other similar time-related templates without success and only returned to rp afterwards. I suspect others have had the same problem, hence the request. It might save numerous hours of frustration by editors. Adakiko (talk) 18:51, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Proposed deprecation of {{Reference page}} and related templates

You are invited to participate in the discussion about the proposed deprecation of the {{Reference page}} template and related templates at Wikipedia talk:Citing sources. Thanks, Biogeographist (talk) 17:20, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 27 June 2026

Please change "Overuse of this template is can make prose harder to read for some" to "Overuse of this template can make prose harder to read for some". BilabialTrill (talk) 22:47, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done This was in the doc subpage of the template which anyone is free to edit. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 03:08, 28 June 2026 (UTC)