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This template can be used to mark articles or sections with old or out-of-date information.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=)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To explain that the article now has inaccuracies (not just missing information) due to being outdated, use |inaccurate=yesTemplate:Colon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=November 2024}}

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

Article	Template:Ambox
Category
Template

{{Update|section}} produces:

Article	Template:Ambox
Category
Template

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

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly error report for this template.

TemplateData for Update

Use this tag to alert readers that the article may be biased by a conflict of interest.

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Type (section)	typepart1	Part that needs updating (e.g. to replace the word "article", often "section") Default article Example section Auto value	String	optional
Month and year	date	Provides the month and year of the citation request; e.g., 'January 2018', but not 'jan18' Default empty Example empty Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	String	suggested
Last updated	updated2	Date of last significant update Default empty Example empty Auto value empty	Date	optional
Inaccurate?	inaccurate	Use 'yes' if the article has inaccuracies due to being out of date. Default empty Example yes Auto value empty	Boolean	optional
Talk page section	talksectiondiscusstalk	Section name on talk page where the discussion takes place Default empty Example empty Auto value empty	String	optional
Reason	reason	Explanation why the article is out of date Default empty Example empty Auto value empty	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}}