Template:Update_inline_span References

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This template is used on approximately 3,300 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

Usage

Markup	Renders as
`{{Update span\|date=April 2024}}`	^{[ needs update]}
`{{Update span\|?=yes\|date=April 2024}}`	^{[ needs update?]}
`{{Update span\|reason=But they never mentioned it again...\|date=April 2024}}`	^{[ needs update]}
`{{Update span\|reason=Does this still hold after so many years?\|?=yes\|date=April 2024}}`	^{[ needs update?]}

Example

Input:

{{ Update span|Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.|reason=But they never mentioned it again...|date=April 2024}}

Result:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.^{[
needs update]}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Update span in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Update span

This template should only be added to indicate a sentence that needs to be updated based on recent events.

Template parameters Edit template data
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Text	`text` `1`	The text needing update	Content	suggested
Month and year	`date`	The date this template was added to the page Example January 2013 Auto value `{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}`	String	suggested
Reason	`reason`	Brief explanation of the reason why this template is placed, e.g. the event that renders accuracy of the claim questionable Default The date of the event predicted near this tag has passed.	String	optional
?	`?`	Adds '?' to the end of template text and changes wording of caption to denote uncertainty. (Input: anything) Example yes Auto value `yes`	String	optional

Usage

Example

TemplateData

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