# How are we doing sources?

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**Created:** [March 11, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-are-we-doing-sources/7207 "2025-03-11T22:09:06Z")\
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> [@Cynwrite](#):
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> There are just so many fields that are missing, or that we need to cram into notes that don’t print.

One option would be to use attributes together with a custom citation formatter addon. This could either combine attributes or just use free-form text.

> [@Cynwrite](#):
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> Layered citations?

We only have a two layer citation model at the moment (three if you count repositories as an extra layer). Citations are aggregated by source when they are displayed in the bibliography at the end of reports.

> [@csam](#):
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> From my point of view a Citation URL should be a separate field, both for clarity and for easy and intuitive use.

I agree. I planned to include “URL” and “Date Accessed” fields in v5.3, but we ended up making a fundamental change to our object storage format instead.

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