Template:Update/doc

Usage

This template can be used to mark articles or sections with old or out-of-date information.

To add the date when the tag was added, use:

{{Update|date=November 2024}}

To specify what parts of the article need updating, use the first unnamed parameter:

{{Update|Foo [[bar]] qux}}

To display the date of the last update, use the second unnamed parameter:

{{Update||25 October 2024}}

To mark a section, use:

{{Update|section|date={{CURR[[File:Insert non-formatted text here]][[File:Example Jpg~~~~≈]]ENTMONTHNAME}} 2024}}

To explain that the article now has inaccuracies, use |inaccurate=yes:

{{Update|inaccurate=yes}}

To link to a particular section of the talk page where the update is being discussed, use |talk=Section (or |talksection=Section):

{{Update|talk=Section}}

Parameter names cannot be empty. To document unnamed parameters use their internal numbers "1", "2", and so on.

Example

{{Update|documentation|date=November 2024}}

The template detects which namespace it is used in and changes accordingly:

Article
Category
Template

{{Update|section}} produces:

Article
Category
Template

This template will add articles to Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating.

For factual inaccuracies, stronger wording is used and articles will be added to Category:Articles with obsolete information.

{{Update|inaccurate=yes}}

Alternatives

• {{Update after}} is an alternative for individual statements that will be out-of-date at a specifiable future date. It is a more recent and preferred alternative to Wikipedia:As of. It also adds articles to Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating.
• See Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Time-sensitive for alternatives unrelated to out-of-date information.

See also

• {{As of}}
• {{Current}}
• {{Recentism}}
• {{Show by date}}/{{subst:Show by}}
• {{Time-context}}
• {{Update inline}}
• {{Updated}}
• {{When}}
• {{Incomplete}}