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This template remains inactive (invisible except to editors) until the specified date, when [needs update] is displayed and the page is added to the Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating or one of its dated subcategories. For additional functionality see below.
{{Update after|year|month|day|category|reason=...|text=...}} (all parameters are optional)
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|4=United States articles in need of updating places the article in Category:United States articles in need of updating as well as Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating. Note: at present this parameter is not being used on Wikipedia.|reason= is used to leave a note for future editors about what exactly needs to be changed or where to find the new information. Note is displayed in tooltip when mouse cursor hovers over "dated info" link.|text= is used to highlight dated text. Until the template activates, the text is displayed ordinarily, as if it was not wrapped.Please read Wikipedia:Avoid statements that will date quickly; use {{Update after}} only in exceptional cases. Do not use this template on pages which simply need to be reviewed later to see if they might need updating; it should only be used when there is a certainty or very high probability that an update is needed. Do not use this template on talk pages; it is intended for inline usage, like {{Citation needed}}. It is probably not necessary to use this template on frequently edited articles such as for current events, as they will be being updated on a regular basis. Do not use this template within a section heading as it will count as part of the heading and thus break the heading.
TemplateData for Update after
Places an in-line note in an article that marks information as [dated] and in need of an update after a given time
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| Year | 1 year | The year the template should activate, if not specified the template will activate immediately. Enter a four-digit year. | Number | optional |
| Month | 2 month | The month the template should activate, if not specified the template will activate on 1 January of the following year. Enter the month as two digits, e.g. 06 for June. | Number | optional |
| Day | 3 day | The day the template should activate, if not specified the template will activate on the first of the next month. Enter the day as two digits. | Number | optional |
| Category | 4 category | Additionally add the article to this category (e.g. a WikiProject's maintenance category) when the template is activated. The category name must be specified without square brackets and without the 'Category:' prefix. In addition to any category specified here, articles are automatically placed in Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating or one of its dated subcategories, when the date is specified. This parameter has no effect outside the main (article) namespace. | Line | optional |
| Reason | reason | An optional note for future editors about what exactly needs to be changed or where to find the new information. Displayed in tooltip. | String | optional |
| Text | text | Dated statement. Becomes highlighted when template activates; displayed normally before activation. | String | optional |
| delay | delay | no description | Unknown | optional |
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Some text that was already outdated when the tag was added.[needs update] |
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Some text that will be outdated after today. |
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Some text that should be checked next year. | |
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Some text that will be outdated after today. |
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An optional reason may be used as a comment to future editors. |
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Some text that should be checked.[needs update] |
Dated statement may be included in the template using the |text= param.
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Some text that should be checked.[needs update] |
When the template is activated in an article, the phrase "needs update" appears in the text of the article at the indicated spot. The page will also appear in Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating or one of its dated subcategories, when the date is specified, and also any category specified in the 4th parameter.
See Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating for a list of pages currently needing updates, and Wikipedia:As of for a list of 'As of' pages.
