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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Update. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
This template is used on approximately 23,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
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Example
{{Update|documentation|date=November 2024}}
Parts of this template (those related to documentation) need to be updated. Please update this template to reflect recent events or newly available information. |
The template detects which namespace it is used in and changes accordingly:
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{{Update|section}}
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This template will add mainspace articles to Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating (this category is not populated by pages in other namespaces).
For factual inaccuracies, stronger wording is used and mainspace articles will be added to Category:Articles with obsolete information.
{{Update|inaccurate=yes}}
This article's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. |
TemplateData
TemplateData for Update
Use this tag to alert readers that the article is out of date and may need updating.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Type (section) | type part 1 | Part that needs updating (e.g. to replace the word "article", often "section")
| String | suggested |
Month and year | date | Provides the month and year of the citation request; e.g., 'January 2018', but not 'jan18'
| String | suggested |
Last updated | updated 2 | Date of last significant update | Date | optional |
Inaccurate? | inaccurate | Use 'yes' if the article has inaccuracies due to being out of date.
| Boolean | optional |
Talk page section | talksection discuss talk | Section name on talk page where the discussion takes place | String | optional |
Reason | reason | Explanation why the article is out of date | Content | suggested |
Demospace | demospace | String | optional | |
Cat | cat | Only required if a specific maintenance category is needed. | String | optional |
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- {{Update after}} is an alternative for individual statements that will be out-of-date at a specifiable future date.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}}
- {{Missing information}}