To cite information from a website for an informative essay, a writer must include

A website citation should include enough information for readers to locate the source. The URL gives the web address of the site where the information appears, so the correct choice is “the URL of the website that has posted the information.” A newspaper or magazine title applies only when that is the source, and a website’s creation or update date is not a required detail in every citation.

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