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Cite a Discord server message

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Author	`author`	The user who posted the message	Unknown	required
Date	`date`	Date of the message	Unknown	required
Channel	`channel`	The Discord channel name	Unknown	required
Server (Guild)	`guild`	The Discord server name	Unknown	required
Message URL	`url`	Direct link to the message	Unknown	required
Access	`access`	Whether the channel is public or private Example public / private	Unknown	optional

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Usage

To cite a Discord message, use:

{{Cite discord
 |author=User123
 |date=2025-10-27
 |channel=general
 |guild=Open Source Devs
 |url=https://discord.com/channels/123/456/789
 |access=public
}}

Parameters

author – The user who posted the message (required).
date – Date of the message (required).
channel – Channel name (required).
guild – Server name (required).
url – Direct link to the message (optional).
access – Whether the channel is public or private (optional).

Example output

- User123** (2025-10-27). Message posted in #general, on Open Source Devs. [View message](https://discord.com/channels/123/456/789) (public channel).

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 {{#if:{{{author|}}}|'''{{{author}}}'''}}
 {{#if:{{{date|}}}| ({{{date}}})}}.
-Message posted in
+Message posted in {{#if:{{{channel|}}}|#{{{channel}}}}}{{#if:{{{guild|}}}|, on ''{{{guild}}}''}}.
-{{#if:{{{channel|}}}|#{{{channel}}}}}
-{{#if:{{{guild|}}}|, on ''{{{guild}}}''}}.
 {{#if:{{{url|}}}| [{{{url}}} View message]}}
 {{#if:{{{access|}}}| ({{{access}}} channel)}}.