Template:Update span

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This inline tag, like {{Update inline}}, is used to indicate that a small portion of an article (usually a sentence or paragraph) is in need of an update. In addition, it also highlights the text.

Usage

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

Example

Input:

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

Template:Update span

Usage

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TemplateData

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