Template:Documentation

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This template can be used to mark articles or sections with old or out-of-date information.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):
 * 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:
 * 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):
 * 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:
 * You can also do:
 * To explain that the article now has inaccuracies (not just missing information) due to being outdated, use yes:
 * To link to a particular section of the talk page where the update is being discussed, use Section title (talksection and discuss are equivalent to talk):
 * To display a reason (after the added phrase "In particular:"), use a short comment here, e.g.
 * These parameters can be combined, of course:

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

produces:

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.

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{	"description": "Use this tag to alert readers that the article is out of date and may need updating.", "params": { "date": { "label": "Month and year", "description": "Provides the month and year of the citation request; e.g., 'January 2018', but not 'jan18'", "type": "string", "required": false, "autovalue": "October 2019", "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},		"inaccurate": { "label": "Inaccurate?", "description": "Use 'yes' if the article has inaccuracies due to being out of date.", "example": "yes", "type": "boolean" },		"talksection": { "aliases": [ "discuss", "talk" ],			"label": "Talk page section", "description": "Section name on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 },		"type": { "aliases": [ "part", "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 },		"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": [ "type", "date", "updated", "inaccurate", "talksection", "reason", "demospace", "cat" ] }

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 As of. It also adds articles to Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating.
 * See Template messages/Cleanup for alternatives unrelated to out-of-date information.