Help:Cite errors/Cite error group refs without references

Overview

Further information: HELP:FOOT

When grouped references are defined, then the page must also have markup to show the reference list. The reference list is shown by including either of the following:

{{Reflist|group=groupname}}

or

{{notelist}} or one of the variants listed below.

Issues and resolution

The most obvious and simplest issue is when the reference list markup is missing. Simply add {{reflist|group=groupname}} to the end of the article under the section title "References", usually between "See also" and "External links". The $1 in the message shown above will be replaced with the groupname.

There are predefined group names that use templates for the in-text citation and for the reference list. If one of these group names is used, then the matching reference list template can be used.

Group name	Reference list template	In-text citation template
	{{reflist}}
	{{reflist}}	{{refn}} for nested references
lower-alpha	{{notelist}}	{{efn}}
upper-alpha	{{notelist-ua}}	{{efn-ua}}
lower-roman	{{notelist-lr}}	{{efn-lr}}

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Sometimes the reference list markup exists, but the message is shown because the <ref> tag immediately before the reference list markup does not have a closing </ref> or it is malformed, thus "eating" the rest of the text including the reference list. Find the last <ref> tag and ensure it is properly closed with <ref>.

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This message may also show if there are <ref>...</ref> tags after the reference list markup. Ensure all <ref>...</ref> tags are properly placed. A template such as a navbox may have <ref>...</ref> tags.

Bugs

Tracked in Bugzilla
Bug 21798

• bug 21798http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21798 Misleading error message for omitted </ref> tag

Examples

{{Pre2|Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.<ref group="note">Reference 1</ref> Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco Template:Not a typo

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco Template:Not a typo nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Technical

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