Template:Reflist/doc

This Reflist template provides formatting and organizational features for footnotes. It encapsulates the   tag used by the Cite.php MediaWiki extension to show the list of references as defined by   tags. It adds support for a reduced font size, columns, groups and List-defined references.

Parameters
There are no required parameters; if none are supplied, a single-column list will be generated. Optional parameters are:


 * Unnamed parameter (must be the first one if used): the minimum width for each column of references, typically in ems. Syntax (for example) |30em with no space (i.e. not |30 em).
 * refs: used with List-defined references.
 * group: identifies by name the subset of references to be rendered; the value should correspond to that used inline, e.g.,   renders all references with groupname as the group name ( ). There are five pre-defined group names that style the list differently. See § Grouped references below.
 * liststyle: specifies the style used when the reference list is rendered. The default is a numbered list. When set, it will override the style set by the |group= parameter, without affecting group functionality. See § List styles below.

Usage
This template is primarily used on this wiki to break up the reference list into multiple columns. For other uses and detailed usage instructions, please see the documentation page on Wikipedia.

To create columns for a reference list, insert this template instead of the regular tag. The unnamed parameter should be set to 30em.