Template:Update

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Usage

This template can be used to mark articles or sections that have old or out-of-date information.

• Include the reason why an article needs updating, unless the reason is very obvious.
• 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 2024}}
• 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 section: {{Update|section|date=December 2024}}
• 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=23 November 2024|date=December 2024}}

  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), use: {{Update|date=December 2024}}

  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• To explain that the article now has inaccuracies (not just missing information) due to being outdated, use |inaccurate=yes: {{Update|inaccurate=yes|date=December 2024}}
• 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=): {{Update|talk=Shall we update this for 2024?|date=December 2024}}
• To display a reason (after the added phrase "In particular: "), use |reason=Template:Var, e.g. {{Update|reason=Is missing the December 2024 election results|date=December 2024}}
• These parameters can be combined: {{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 2024|date=December 2024}}

Example

{{Update|documentation|date=December 2024}}

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

Article	File:Automatic expiration.png This page should be updated with the latest content. If you come to this page, an editor can edit this page to help. To Viewers: The content of this article may be out of date.
Category	File:Automatic expiration.png This page should be updated with the latest content. If you come to this page, an editor can edit this page to help. To Viewers: The content of this article may be out of date.
Template	File:Automatic expiration.png This page should be updated with the latest content. If you come to this page, an editor can edit this page to help. To Viewers: The content of this article may be out of date.

{{Update|section}} produces:

Article	File:Automatic expiration.png This page should be updated with the latest content. If you come to this page, an editor can edit this page to help. To Viewers: The content of this article may be out of date.
Category	File:Automatic expiration.png This page should be updated with the latest content. If you come to this page, an editor can edit this page to help. To Viewers: The content of this article may be out of date.
Template	File:Automatic expiration.png This page should be updated with the latest content. If you come to this page, an editor can edit this page to help. To Viewers: The content of this article may be out of date.

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}}

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TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools

TemplateData for Update

<templatedata> { "description": "Use this tag to alert readers that the article is out of date and may need updating.", "params": { "date": { "label": "Month and year", "description": "Provides the month and year of the update request; e.g., 'January 2018', but not 'jan18'", "type": "string", "required": false, "autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}", "suggested": true }, "updated": { "aliases": [ "2" ], "label": "Last updated", "description": "Date of last significant update", "type": "date" }, "inaccurate": { "label": "Inaccurate?", "description": "Use 'yes' if the article has inaccuracies due to being out of date.", "example": "yes", "type": "boolean" }, "talksection": { "aliases": [ "discuss", "talk" ], "label": "Talk page section", "description": "Section name on talk page where the discussion takes place", "type": "string" }, "reason": { "label": "Reason", "description": "Explanation why the article is out of date", "type": "content", "suggested": true }, "part": { "aliases": [ "1" ], "label": "Type (section)", "description": "Part that needs updating (e.g. to replace the word \"article\", often \"section\")", "example": "section", "type": "string", "default": "article", "autovalue": "", "suggested": true }, "type": { "label": "Type", "description": "Type of page, overriding SUBJECTSPACE", "type": "string", "example": "article", "suggested": false }, "demospace": { "label": "Demospace", "description": "", "type": "string", "required": false }, "cat": { "label": "Cat", "description": "Only required if a specific maintenance category is needed.", "type": "string", "required": false } }, "format": "inline", "paramOrder": [ "part", "date", "updated", "inaccurate", "talksection", "reason", "demospace", "cat", "type" ] } </templatedata>

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 also

• {{As of}}
• {{Current}}
• {{Missing information}}
• {{Recentism}}
• {{Show by date}}/{{subst:Show by}}
• {{Time-context}}
• {{Update inline}}
• {{Updated}}
• {{When}}

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