Comments on: How to cite a website in MLA

By: Jack Caulfield

Jack Caulfield — Thu, 12 May 2022 08:44:22 +0000

Hi Alyna,

Indeed, if the authors are already mentioned in the sentence, you don’t need to repeat their names in the parentheses. If they’re not already mentioned in the sentence, you should include the names in the parentheses. This way you avoid unnecessary repetition.

By: Alyna Peterson

Alyna Peterson — Tue, 10 May 2022 23:19:54 +0000

I am trying to do the in text citations for a website. I already named the authors in the essay do I need to re cite the authors names at the end of the section I am talking about the source? Like in the parentheses?

By: Jack Caulfield

Jack Caulfield — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:33:51 +0000

In reply to David Colachico.

Hi David,

You can read more about in-text citations for sources without page numbers (such as most websites) here. The general rule is to use whatever divisions the source does provide, and just omit this element if it doesn’t provide any.

By: David Colachico

David Colachico — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 01:26:53 +0000

How do I cite a direct quote from a website in MLA format when used in a paragraph? Do I use something like (Smith, n.p.) if there is an author to the website? Or would I use (“Open doors”, n.p.) if there is no author?

By: Shona McCombes

Shona McCombes — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:54:27 +0000

In reply to alexis knee.

Hi Alexis,

No, citations are never numbered in MLA style. If you’re citing several different pages from the same website, cite the specific author of each page; if they’re all by the same author, include the page title in the citation as well. If no author is specified, just cite the title instead.

If you’re citing the same page multiple times, you just cite it in the same way each time.

I hope that answers your question! You can also learn more in our full guide to MLA in-text citations.

By: alexis knee

alexis knee — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 03:09:10 +0000

Hi there, I am just curious as to how I would do multiple in-text citations for a single website? I understand I need one for each citing but do I have to number them? Get back to me if you can!