Are you using the {{sfn}} template? Did you just get this error?
Cite error: The named reference "FOOTNOTESmith200626" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
Then you are probably in the right place.
The re-use shortened footnote template {{Resfn}} allows re-using a note already created with the {{Sfn}} template granting that a named reference is never defined multiple times. This is a companion template to {{Sfn}}; see there for a more general introduction.
Usage
Usage is similar to that of the {{sfn}} template, provided that a reference has been already defined using {{sfn}}. For example, given the following bibliographic source,
Bibliography
the following wiki code
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.{{sfn|Einstein|1907|p=411|ps=: "Hi there!"}} Nulla vel lorem augue. In non ante sed dolor egestas rhoncus ut in quam. Vivamus quis ante rutrum erat suscipit interdum.{{resfn|Einstein|1907|p=411}}
=== Notes ===
{{reflist}}will produce the following result:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.Script error: No such module "Footnotes". Nulla vel lorem augue. In non ante sed dolor egestas rhoncus ut in quam. Vivamus quis ante rutrum erat suscipit interdum.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedFOOTNOTEEinstein1907411
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
Current limitations
Currently the only named parameters working as expected are |p=, |pp=, |ps= (ignored), |page= and |pages=. Support for the |loc= parameter is missing at the moment, but hopefully it will come soon.