Reference List

The Reference List element displays a formatted list of citations, sources, or bibliography entries with author, title, year, pages, notes, and optional links.

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Overview

Build academic-style reference lists or source citations directly in your page. Each entry supports structured fields and clickable URLs. Number formatting is configurable.

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Adding a Reference List

1. Open the Website Builder
2. Find Reference List in the Elements panel (under Display)
3. Drag it onto your page
4. Add references in the General Tab

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Properties

General Tab

Property	Description	Default
Section Title	Heading displayed above the list	Empty
Number Style	Numbering format: bracket, dot, or parenthesis	bracket
Show Links	Display clickable link for entries with a URL	true

Reference Entry Fields

Each reference entry supports:

Field	Description
Author	Author name(s)
Title	Publication or source title (rendered in italics)
Pages	Page range (displayed as "pp. ...")
Year	Publication year (displayed in parentheses)
Note	Additional note (displayed after an em dash)
URL	Link to the source (shown as clickable "[link]")

Number Styles

Style	Example
Bracket	[1], [2], [3]
Dot	1., 2., 3.
Parenthesis	1), 2), 3)

Data Source

Property	Description	Default
Data Source	Where references come from: Static or From Element	static
Source Element ID	Element ID to pull references from (when From Element)	Empty
Content Field	Field name on the source element	references

Managing References

• Click + Add to add a new reference entry
• Fill in the author, title, pages, year, note, and URL fields
• Click x to remove a reference
• References are displayed in the order they appear in the list

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Use Cases

• Academic content -- bibliography and citation lists
• Research pages -- link to source papers or articles
• Legal documents -- footnotes and source references
• Documentation -- further reading sections with structured entries

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