Below are the guidelines, templates, and examples for citing a blog with no author in MLA and APA styles.

MLA

To cite a blog with no author in MLA, use a shortened form of the post’s title in in-text citations. The works cited list entry includes the title of the post, title of the blog, date of publication, and URL.

In-text citation template & example:

(“Shortened Title”)

(“3 Ways”)

Works cited list entry template & example:

“Title of the Post.” Title of the Blog, Publisher (if different than blog name), Day Month Year published, URL of the post.

“3 Ways to Save Your Memories (So You Can Let Go of the Actual Things).” Apartment Therapy, 30 Aug. 2015, www.apartmenttherapy.com/3-ways-to-save-your-memories-so-you-can-let-go-of-the-actual-things-222878.

APA

To cite a blog with no author in APA, use a shortened version of the post’s title and publication year in in-text citations. The reference list entry includes the title of the post, title of the blog, date of publication, and URL.

In-text citation template & example:

(“Shortened Title,” publication year)

(“3 Ways,” 2015)

Reference list entry template & example:

Title of the post. (Year, Month Day published). Title of the Blog. URL of the post

3 ways to save your memories (so you can let go of the actual things). (2015, August 30). Apartment Therapy. https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/3-ways-to-save-your-memories-so-you-can-let-go-of-the-actual-things-222878

Note

• When citing a blog post with no author, the title is shortened, put in quotation marks, and written in title case (with all important words capitalized) for in-text citations. The title is written in sentence case (with only the first word capitalized) and without quotation marks when included in the reference list.

Below are the guidelines, templates, and examples for citing a blog with more than two authors in MLA and APA styles.

MLA

To cite a blog post with more than two authors in MLA, use the last name of the first blogger in in-text citations. The works cited list entry includes the name of the first blogger, title of the post, title of the blog, date of publication, and URL.

In-text citation template and example:

(Blogger 1’s surname et al.)

(Brantley et al.)

Works cited entry template and example:

Blogger 1 Surname, First Name, et al. “Title of the Post.” Title of the Blog, Publisher (if different from blog name), Day Month Year published, URL of the post.

Brantley, Ben, et al. “Theatre Talkback: Old Works Born Anew.” ArtsBeat, The New York Times Company, 21 Feb. 2013,  www.artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/theater-talkback-old-works-born-anew/?ref=theater.

APA

To cite a blog post with more than two authors in APA, use the name of the first blogger and publication year in in-text citations. The reference list entry includes the names of all authors (up to twenty), title of the post, title of the blog, date of publication, and URL.

In-text citation template and example:

(Blogger 1’s Surname et al., publication year)

(Brantley et al., 2013)

Reference list entry template and example:

Blogger 1’s Surname, F. M., Blogger 2’s Surname, F. M., & Blogger 3’s Surname, F. M. (Year, Month Day published). Title of the post. Title of the blog. URL of the post

Brantley, B., Anderson, K., & Dennehy, B. (2013, February 21). Theatre talkback: Old works born anew. ArtsBeat. https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/theater-talkback-old-works-born-anew/?ref=theater