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The following steps below detail how template {{tl|reflist}} is implemented on the English Wikipedia. If porting an exact copy of the template {{tl|reflist}} to other Wikimedia projects, the following needs to be copied (and modified to suit the needs of your project). Please use an edit summary like the text shown so the history will show where each page came from.

== Extensions ==
Make sure your project has installed and is using the latest versions of these extensions:
* [[:mw:Extension:Cite|Cite]]
* [[:mw:Extension:ParserFunctions|ParserFunctions]]
* [[:mw:Extension:TemplateStyles|TemplateStyles]]
* [[:mw:Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]]

== Create or modify the following templates and system messages ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Template or System messages || Edit summary
|-
| [[Template:Reflist]] || <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:Template:Reflist]]</nowiki></code>
|-
| [[Template:Reflist/styles.css]] || <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:Template:Reflist/styles.css]]</nowiki></code>
|-
| [[MediaWiki:Cite references link many format]] || <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:MediaWiki:Cite references link many format]]</nowiki></code>
|-
| [[MediaWiki:Cite references link many format backlink labels]] || <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:MediaWiki:Cite references link many format backlink labels]]</nowiki></code>
|-
| [[MediaWiki:Cite link label group-decimal]] || <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:MediaWiki:Cite link label group-decimal]]</nowiki></code>
|-
| [[MediaWiki:Cite link label group-lower-alpha]] || <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:MediaWiki:Cite link label group-lower-alpha]]</nowiki></code>
|-
| [[MediaWiki:Cite link label group-lower-greek]] || <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:MediaWiki:Cite link label group-lower-greek]]</nowiki></code>
|-
| [[MediaWiki:Cite link label group-lower-roman]] || <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:MediaWiki:Cite link label group-lower-roman]]</nowiki></code>
|-
| [[MediaWiki:Cite link label group-upper-alpha]] || <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:MediaWiki:Cite link label group-upper-alpha]]</nowiki></code>
|-
| [[MediaWiki:Cite link label group-upper-roman]] || <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:MediaWiki:Cite link label group-upper-roman]]</nowiki></code>
|}

== Tracking category ==
The tracking category [[:Category:Pages using reflist with unknown parameters]] uses the following templates:
{| class="wikitable"
! Template || Edit summary
|-
| [[Module:Check for unknown parameters]] || <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:Module:Check for unknown parameters]]</nowiki></code>
|-
| [[Template:Main other]] || <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:Template:Main other]]</nowiki></code>
|}

==Optional==
To replace the default uparrow (↑) with [[caret]] (^)
{| class="wikitable"
! Template || Edit summary
|-
| [[MediaWiki:Cite references link one]] || <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:MediaWiki:Cite references link one]]</nowiki></code>
|-
| [[MediaWiki:Cite references link many]] || <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:MediaWiki:Cite references link many]]</nowiki></code>
|}

== CSS support ==
Copy the following CSS to [[MediaWiki:Common.css]]. → <code><nowiki>copy from [[:en:MediaWiki:Common.css]]</nowiki></code>

<syntaxhighlight lang="css">
/* Make the list of references smaller */
ol.references {
font-size: 90%; /* Default font-size */
margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}
</syntaxhighlight>

==See also ==
'''Note''': Wikimedia projects that use [[:mw:Contributors/Projects/Columns for references|automatic columns for references]] have 'wgCiteResponsiveReferences' set to true on [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/371630/4/wmf-config/InitialiseSettings.php InitialiseSettings.php]. To request that this feature be enabled at your local wiki, please file a [[Phabricator]] task by filling in [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/edit/form/1/?projects=Cite,VisualEditor,Wikimedia-Site-requests&title=Convert%20reference%20lists%20over%20to%20`responsive`%20on%20XXwiki&priority=10&parent=159895 this pre-formatted Phabricator task].

* [[:mw:Extension:Cite|Extension:Cite]]
* [[:mw:Extension:CiteThisPage|Extension:CiteThisPage]]

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