Use the author’s last name in parentheses: (Smith)
If there are two authors, use both last names: (Smith and Jones)
If there are three or more authors, use the first author’s last name followed by et al.: (Smith et al.)
If no author is listed, use a shortened version of the webpage title in quotation marks: (“How to Cite MLA”)
If the website has no page title, use the website name in italics: (Website Name)
If there is no page number, omit it
If the source has paragraph numbers, use them instead of page numbers: (Smith, par. 4)
If the source has section headings, you may cite the heading: (Smith, “History”)
If the author’s name is mentioned in the sentence, include only the page or paragraph reference in parentheses
Place the citation before the period at the end of the sentence