Template:UpdateNeeded: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 22:12, 25 February 2025

Usage

Add the {{UpdateNeeded}} (or {{Update needed}} equivalently) template after a statement to add a note that it needs updating. Consider adding a reason and date to help contributors understand what needs to change. These will appear if you hover over the update needed notice.

Example	Result
some statement`{{UpdateNeeded}}`	some statement^{[update needed]}
some statement`{{UpdateNeeded\|reason=This supposedly happened already, what was the result?}}`	some statement^{[update needed]}
some statement`{{UpdateNeeded\|reason=Did this come true?\|date=Feb 2025}}`	some statement^{[update needed]}

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Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
date	`date`	Date the note was left (use month and year) Auto value `{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}`	Date	suggested
reason	`reason`	The reason why this template is placed Default The date of the event predicted near this tag has passed.	String	suggested

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 <noinclude>{{Hatnote|Based on Wikipedia's {{wplink|Template:Update_inline|update inline template}}}}
 ==Usage==
-Add the <code><nowiki>{{UpdateNeeded}}</nowiki></code> (or {{Update needed}} equivalently) template after a statement to add a note that it needs updating.
+Add the <code><nowiki>{{UpdateNeeded}}</nowiki></code> (or <code><nowiki>{{Update needed}}</nowiki></code> equivalently) template after a statement to add a note that it needs updating.
 Consider adding a reason and date to help contributors understand what needs to change. These will appear if you hover over the update needed notice.
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