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This page will help you to fix the cite error message:
Cite error: A list-defined reference with the name "$1" has been invoked, but is not defined in the <references> tag (see the help page).
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- For basic information on the footnotes system, see Referencing for beginners; for advanced help, see Footnotes.
Overview
Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote".
References may be defined within the reference list:
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{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=rename1>refcontent1</ref>
}}
Note: It is possible to get this error message when nesting footnotes in list-defined references, unfortunately the only fix in this situation is to not use list-defined references for entries that are nested.
Issues and resolution
- A list-defined reference has no content between the
<ref>...</ref>tags. - This error message does not show if Template:Tl is used.
- Footnotes are nested inside list-defined references. This is a known bug, for now just do not use list-defined references.
Examples
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<ref name="foo" /> <references> <ref name="foo"></ref> </references>
Cite error: A list-defined reference with the name "foo" has been invoked, but is not defined in the <references> tag (see the help page).
Technical
Pages with this error message are placed into Pages with incorrect ref formatting. The system message page is at Cite error empty references define. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found.
