Template:Update inline

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This template is used on approximately 6,900 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.

This inline tag is used to indicate that a small portion of an article (usually a sentence or paragraph) is in need of an update.

Usage

Markup	Renders as
{{Update inline\|date=May 2025}}	^{[needs update]}
{{Update inline\|date=May 2025\|?=yes}}	^{[needs update?]}
{{Update inline\|date=May 2025\|reason=But they never mentioned it again...}}	^{[needs update]}
{{Update inline\|date=May 2025\|?=yes\|reason=Does this still hold after so many years?}}	^{[needs update?]}

This template will add mainspace articles to Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating or Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements if the ? param is specified. Categories are not populated for pages in other namespaces.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Update inline

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
Date	`date`	The date this template was added to the page. (Input: Monthname Year) 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	suggested
?	`?`	Adds '?' to the end of template text, changes caption to denote uncertainty, and applies "potentially dated" maintenance categories. (Input: yes)	String	optional

Aliases

The following templates are redirects and can be used in place of {{update inline}}:

Redirects to this template

Template:Needs updating (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Outdated inline (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Update needed (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Updateneed (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Update-needed (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Update-inline (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Updateme (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Nu (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Updateneeded (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Needs update inline (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Oldfact (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Dated info (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Datedinfo (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Update small (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Update-small (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Needs update (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Outdated-inline (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Outdated source (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Dated-inline (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Updateinline (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Needs update-inline (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Needsupdate (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Old info (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:Update source (redirect page) ‎ (links)
Template:And then what (redirect page) ‎ (links)

Usage

TemplateData

Aliases

See also