Template:Update/doc

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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This template can be used to mark articles or sections with old or out-of-date information.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
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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
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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
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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
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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To explain that the article now has inaccuracies (not just missing information) due to being outdated, use |inaccurate=yesTemplate:Colon
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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
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To display a reason (after the added phrase "In particularTemplate:Colon"), use |reason=Template:Var, e.g.Template:Colon
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These parameters can be combined, of courseTemplate:Colon
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Example

{{Update|documentation|date=March 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.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Type (section)typepart1

Part that needs updating (e.g. to replace the word "article", often "section")

Default
article
Example
section
Auto value
Stringoptional
Month and yeardate

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}}
Stringsuggested
Last updatedupdated2

Date of last significant update

Default
empty
Example
empty
Auto value
empty
Dateoptional
Inaccurate?inaccurate

Use 'yes' if the article has inaccuracies due to being out of date.

Default
empty
Example
yes
Auto value
empty
Booleanoptional
Talk page sectiontalksectiondiscusstalk

Section name on talk page where the discussion takes place

Default
empty
Example
empty
Auto value
empty
Stringoptional
Reasonreason

Explanation why the article is out of date

Default
empty
Example
empty
Auto value
empty
Contentoptional

Alternatives

See also