biblatex.cfg

% -- formatting hell for biblatex -- 
% ----------------------------------
% preamble options
\ExecuteBibliographyOptions{
			maxcitenames=2, % max number of authors shown when citing
			uniquename=init, % use inits instead of full first names in bibliography
			giveninits=true, % use inits instead of full first names in bibliography
			dashed=false, % in case same author show full name
			url=false} % % don't show urls on bibliography (except online sources)

% -- set author name format: Last name, I.
\DeclareNameAlias{sortname}{last-first}
\DeclareNameAlias{default}{last-first}

%-- remove 'and' before next to last author
\DefineBibliographyExtras{english}{\renewcommand*{\finalnamedelim}{\addcomma\addspace}}

%-- remove quotes around titles
\DeclareFieldFormat[article, inbook, incollection, inproceedings, misc, thesis, unpublished]{title}{#1}

%-- remove "In:"
\renewbibmacro{in:}{}

%-- Add 'Vol.' before volume
\DeclareFieldFormat[article, inbook, incollection, inproceedings, misc, thesis, unpublished]{volume}{{Vol.#1}}

%-- set parenthesis around number
\DeclareFieldFormat[article, inbook, incollection, inproceedings, misc, thesis, unpublished]{number}{\mkbibparens{{#1}}} 

%-- remove formatting between journal and number
\renewbibmacro*{volume+number+eid}{
	\printfield{volume}\printfield{number}
	\setunit{\addcomma\space}
	\printfield{eid}
}
% -- Fix overall format for online source citing
\renewbibmacro*{url+urldate}{
	\printtext{Available}
	\mkbibparens{\printtext{accessed on }\printurldate}	
	\addcolon\addspace
	\printfield{url}
}

% -- fix referencing for books
  
% -- add 'accessed on' string to online citations
\DefineBibliographyStrings{english}{
	urlseen = {accessed on }
}

% -- access date in correct form
\DeclareFieldFormat[online]{urldate}{\stripzeros{\thefield{urlday}}\addperiod
									\stripzeros{\thefield{urlmonth}}\addperiod
									\printfield{urlyear}}

% -- remove formatting for url
\urlstyle{same}
\DeclareFieldFormat[online]{url}{\url{#1}}

% -- remove square brackets from same author and year references
\DeclareFieldFormat{extrayear}{%
  \iffieldundef{\thefield{labeldatesource}}
    {\iffieldnums{\thefield{labeldatesource}year}
      {\mknumalph{#1}}
      {\mknumalph{#1}}}
    {\iffieldnums{\thefield{labeldatesource}}
      {\mknumalph{#1}}
      {\mknumalph{#1}}}}%

% -- formatting hell for biblatex ends --