Template:As of

As of 25 April 2024 (2024-04-25)^[ref]

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Usage

The template {{as of}} is used to mark potentially dated statements, and will add an article to the appropriate sub-category of Category:All articles containing potentially dated statements. This allows editors to catalogue statements that may become dated over time. The date used for a given statement should be the current date (for currently valid statements) or the date on which the cited reference was produced (for example, when using census data). Unlike the {{update after}} template, {{as of}} does not require the editor to give a full date. This template should not be subst'd.

Syntax

The template can be used in the following forms:

{{As of|year|month|day}}

{{As of|year|month}}

{{As of|year}}

Several additional named parameters can also be used (see below).

Parameters

Required

• year (first parameter) – must be in full numerical format (yyyy)

Optional

• month (second parameter) – full, abbreviated or numerical formats supported (mm recommended)
• day (third parameter) – numerical format only, not included in link (dd)

Named

• alt – optional; allows substitution of different wording and case for the visible text output; if present but no value defined, this parameter is ignored; if a value is defined, values for df and lc parameters are ignored
• df – optional; allows use of American date format with df=US
• lc – optional; gives lower case "as of date" when defined; recommended syntax is lc=y
• url – optional; adds an inline external link (hidden by default) suggesting a webpage for future editors to check for updates to the statement; use the full URL with no spaces. See Wikipedia:As of for displaying links.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by the VisualEditor and other tools.

TemplateData for As of

Used to mark potentially dated statements.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Year	1	Year, in full numerical format (yyyy) Example 2019	Number	required
Month	2	Month, in full, abbreviated or numerical format (mm recommended) Example 04	Number	suggested
Day	3	Day in numerical format, not included in link (dd) Example 20	Number	suggested
Alternative text	alt	Allows substitution of different wording and case for the visible text output; if present but no value defined, this parameter is ignored; if a value is defined, values for df and lc parameters are ignored	String	optional
Lowercase	lc	Returns a lower case "as of date" when defined Example y	String	optional
Date format	df	If set to US, allows use of American date format Example US	String	optional
URL	url	Adds an inline external link (hidden by default) suggesting a webpage for future checks for updates; use the full URL with no spaces. Example https://www.thesimswiki.com	URL	optional

See also

• Wikipedia:As of
• Wikipedia:Avoid statements that will date quickly
• Template:Update after
• Category:All articles containing potentially dated statements

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