Template:Outdated/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Outdated . It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage

This template can be used to mark articles or sections with old or out-of-date information.

To add the date when the tag was added, use:

{{Outdated|date=October 2026}}

To specify what parts of the article need updating, use the first unnamed parameter:

{{Outdated|Foo [[bar]] qux}}

To display the date of the last update, use the second unnamed parameter:

{{Outdated||17 September 2026}}

To mark a section, use:

{{Outdated|section|date=October 2026}}

To explain that the article now has inaccuracies, use |inaccurate=yes:

{{Outdated|inaccurate=yes}}

To link to a particular section of the talk page where the update is being discussed, use |talk=Section (or |talksection=Section):

{{Outdated|talk=Section}}

Example

{{Outdated|documentation|date=October 2026}}

The template detects which namespace it is used in and changes accordingly:

Article
Category
Template

{{Outdated|section}} produces:

Article
Category
Template

This template will add articles to Category:Articles in need of updating.

For factual inaccuracies, stronger wording is used and articles will be added to Category:Articles with obsolete information.

{{Outdated|inaccurate=yes}}