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This template can be used to mark articles or sections with old or out-of-date information.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 add the date when the tag was added, use:

{{Update|date=September 2024}}

To specify what parts of the article need updating, use the first unnamed parameter:

{{Update|Foo [[bar]] qux}}

To display the date of the last update, use the second unnamed parameter:

{{Update||14 August 2024}}

To mark a section, use:

{{Update|type=section}}

Example

{{Update|documentation}}

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

Article

Alternatives

If there is a dispute about the need for an update, an out-of-date article or section can be marked with {{Out of date}}.
{{Update after}} is an alternative for individual statements that will be out-of-date at a specifiable future date.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See Wikipedia:Template_messages/Cleanup#Time-sensitive for alternatives unrelated to out-of-date information.

Usage

Example

Alternatives

See also