Template:Update/doc

Usage

This template can be used to mark articles or sections with old or out-of-date information.

To specify what parts of the page need updating, use the first unnamed parameter (or name it |part= or number it |1=):

{{Update|part=The later-life and death material and the [[#Legacy|Legacy]] section|date=December 2025}}

To use the template in one specific section, and change its wording to refer to the section instead of the page, use |section (this is a special case of |1= a.k.a. |part=, above):

{{Update|section|date=December 2025}}

To display the date (in whatever format) of the last significant update to the page, use the second unnamed parameter (or name it |updated= or number it |2=):

{{Update|updated=5 November 2025|date=December 2025}}

The name number must be used if the first numbered/unnamed parameter above is absent.

To add the date when the tag was added (this is used for cleanup categorization), use:

{{Update|date=December 2025}}

You can also do: {{Update|{{subst:DATE}}}}

To explain that the article now has inaccuracies (not just missing information) due to being outdated, use |inaccurate=yes:

{{Update|inaccurate=yes|date=December 2025}}

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

{{Update|talk=Shall we update this for 2025?|date=December 2025}}

To display a reason (after the added phrase "In particular:"), use |reason=a short comment here, e.g.:

{{Update|reason=Is missing the December 2025 election results|date=December 2025}}

These parameters can be combined, of course:

{{Update|part=The [[#Production|Production]] section and follow-on material |reason=the film is released, so this needs a "Critical reception" section, too |inaccurate=yes |talk=Post-release updating |updated=September 2025 |date=December 2025}}

Example

{{Update|documentation|date=December 2025}}

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• {{Update after}} is an alternative for individual statements that will be out-of-date at a specifiable future date.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}}