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{{Documentation subpage}}
{{tsh|cc-notice}}

__NOTOC__ 
This is a template to indicate the license type, URL and author or authors of <mark>material that has been copied into Wikipedia</mark> as permitted under a [[WP:COMPLIC|compatible]] Creative Commons license, and is usually placed in the [[WP:ASL|references section]] of an article.

This template should '''not''' be used for content copied into Wikipedia that is dually-licensed, e.g., under a compatible Creative Commons license ''and'' the GFDL. See [[Template:Dual]] or [[Template:Dual4]] instead.

This template should '''not''' be used when you [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|cite a source]] but still write all the article content in your own words. Do not use this template inside {{tag|ref}} tags unless you are [[direct quotation|quoting or copying]] content from the cited source directly (word-for-word) into the article.

This template should '''not''' be used if ShareAlike-only licensed content was copied onto Wikipedia with insufficient attribution in the initial edit. Use [[Template:CCBYSASource]] instead to repair the violation.

NOTE: CC BY-SA 1.0 IS NOT A COMPATIBLE LICENSE. SEE [[WP:COMPLIC]].

== Usage ==
*<code><nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=|url=|author(s)=|vrt=|from this source=}}</nowiki></code>
To hide the authors, like in a <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, use
*<code><nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=|url=|authors=|vrt=|from this source=}}</nowiki></code>

=== Parameters ===
* {{para|cc}} – The license type, indicated by one of the below short names (lowercase, no decimals or spaces)
* {{para|url}} – The URL of the source page from which the licensed material was copied
* {{para|author}} – the author or authors of the source. This is needed to meet the "appropriate credit" provision of many Creative Commons licenses, which provide (for examples in all of those covered by this template) that: "If supplied, you must provide the name of the creator and attribution parties". This field is not ''always'' required, as some sources simply do not supply the authors, and for others (for example, ''Wikipedia'' content), it is specified that a link to the URL of a page, which has an accessible page history, is sufficient credit to its author or authors.
* {{para|vrt|yes}} – Indicates [[WP:VRT]] permission (also use {{tl|Ticket confirmation}} on the talk page)
* {{para|from this source|yes}} - Indicates that the incorporated CC text comes from the source preceding this template

{{anchor|codes}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Short name !! License type
|-
| zero || CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
|-
| by1 || Attribution 1.0 Generic (CC BY 1.0)
|-
| by2 || Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)
|-
| by3 || Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
|-
| by4 || Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
|-
| by3au || Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU)
|-
| by3cl || Attribution 3.0 Chile (CC BY 3.0 CL)
|-
| by3pl || Attribution 3.0 Poland (CC BY 3.0 PL)
|-
| by3us || Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)
|-
| bysa2 || Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)
|-
| bysa3 || Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
|-
| bysa4 || Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
|}

=== Examples ===

* {{demo inline|1=<nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=zero|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo inline|1=<nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=0|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo inline|1=<nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=0|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page|author(s)=John, Ringo, George and Paul}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo inline|1=<nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by1|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page|author(s)=John, Ringo, George and Paul}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo inline|1=<nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by2|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page|author(s)=John, Ringo, George and Paul}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo inline|1=<nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by2.5|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page|author(s)=John, Ringo, George and Paul}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo inline|1=<nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by3|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page|author(s)=John, Ringo, George and Paul}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo inline|1=<nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by3au|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page|author(s)=John, Ringo, George and Paul}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo inline|1=<nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by3cl|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page|author(s)=John, Ringo, George and Paul}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo inline|1=<nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by3us|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page|author(s)=John, Ringo, George and Paul}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo inline|1=<nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by4|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page|author(s)=John, Ringo, George and Paul}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo inline|1=<nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=bysa2|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page|author(s)=John, Ringo, George and Paul}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo inline|1=<nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=bysa3|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page|author(s)=John, Ringo, George and Paul}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo inline|1=<nowiki>{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=bysa4|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page|author(s)=John, Ringo, George and Paul}}</nowiki>}}

== Tracking categories ==
This template uses the following tracking categories:
* [[:Category:Articles with imported Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0 text]]
* [[:Category:Articles with imported Creative Commons licensed text]]
** [[:Category:Articles with imported Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 text]]
** [[:Category:Articles with imported Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 text]]
** [[:Category:Articles with imported Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 text]]
** [[:Category:Articles with imported Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 text]]
** [[:Category:Articles with imported Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 text]]

== See also ==
*{{tl|PD-notice}}
*{{t|Dual}}
*{{tl|CCBYSASource}}
*{{tl|Free-content attribution}}

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Laouris at 18:23, 31 October 2025

Laouris: 1 revision imported: Importing licensing templates

*>Renamed user 242094acfb1a5b2f08e9e78f2e021a40: clarify use of template