Template:BLP primary sources

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Usage

Using this template is similar to using template {{Primary sources}} with param <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|BLP=yes.

Use

{{BLP primary sources|date=October 2026}}

Parameters

There are three named parameters, all optional.

• <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|date= – month name and year; e.g. 'October 2026' (no default)
• <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|find= – search keywords for {{find sources}} param 1 (double-quoted search); default: page title.
• <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|find2= – search keywords for {{find sources}} param 2 (unquoted search); no default. Alias: unquoted.

For details of find param operation, see Template:Primary sources#Parameters.

See also

• {{BLP sources}} – for biographies of living persons (BLPs) that need additional references
• {{BLP more footnotes needed}} – for BLPs that include a list of sources or external links, but have insufficient inline citations
• {{BLP no footnotes}} – for BLPs that include a list of sources or external links, but have no inline citations at all
• {{BLP unverified}} – for stubbing inadequately referenced BLPs
• {{BLP IMDb refimprove}} – for BLPs that rely primarily or entirely on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) as a source
• {{BLP-notice}} – for BLP articles that are being discussed on the BLP noticeboard
• {{Like resume}} – for biographical articles that promote the subject

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