Template:MHT url
The purpose of this template is to have a single location for the Maryland Historical Trust base url as a method of combating link rot.
Usage[change source]
The template takes two parameters:
|id=– (required) the value assigned to the queryHDIDorNRIDin the source's url|title=– (optional) the title of the linked document
Parameter names are not required. When not used, the positional order is:
{{MHT url|identifier|title}}
When |title= is empty or omitted, the template produces a url suitable for use in Citation Style 1 and Citation Style 2 templates.
{{cite web |title=Washington Monument |url={{MHT url|id=107}} |website=[[Maryland Historical Trust]] |access-date=2016-03-11}}- "Washington Monument". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
With a title, the template produces a properly marked up external wikilink:
{{MHT url|id=107|title=Washington Monument}}[http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?NRID=107 Washington Monument]