Template:Update
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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This template can be used to mark articles or sections with old or out-of-date information.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=
)Template:Colon - Template:Tnull
- To use the template in one specific section, and change its wording to refer to the section instead of the page, use
|section
and insert the template at the top of the sectionTemplate:Colon - Template:Tnull
- 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=
)Template:Colon - Template:Tnull
- Note: The parameter name or number must be used if the first numbered/unnamed parameter is not used.
- To add the date when the tag was added (this is used for cleanup categorization), useTemplate:Colon
- Template:Tnull
- 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- To explain that the article now has inaccuracies (not just missing information) due to being outdated, use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
Template:Colon - Template:Tnull
- To link to a particular section of the talk page where the update is being discussed, use
|talk=Template:Var
(|talksection=
and|discuss=
are equivalent to|talk=
)Template:Colon - Template:Tnull
- To display a reason (after the added phrase "In particularTemplate:Colon"), use
|reason=Template:Var
, e.g.Template:Colon - Template:Tnull
- These parameters can be combined, of courseTemplate:Colon
- Template:Tnull
Example
{{Update|documentation|date=August 2024}}
42px | 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:
Article | Template:Ambox | ||
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Category |
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Template |
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{{Update|section}}
produces:
Article | Template:Ambox | ||
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Category |
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Template |
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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}}
Template:Ambox
TemplateData
TemplateData for Update
Use this tag to alert readers that the article may be biased by a conflict of interest.
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 | optional |
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 | 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}}/Template:Tls
- {{Time-context}}
- {{Update inline}}
- {{Updated}}
- {{When}}
- {{Incomplete}}
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Update/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |