Template:As of/doc

Usage

The template {{As of}} is used to link a section of text to an appropriate "As of..." page without creating a visible link on the page itself. This allows editors to catalogue statements that may become dated over time. It also includes the ISO 8601 format needed by hAtom (class="updated") and hCalendar (class="dtstart") microformats through use of the {{Start date}} template. 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) – required; must be in full numerical format (yyyy)

Optional

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

Named

• alt (named parameter) – optional; allows substitution of visible text output (defaults to "As of [date]") for different wording and case, if defined values for df and lc parameters are ignored
• df (named parameter) – optional; allows use of American date format with value 'US', only visible to users who have not set their date preferences yet
• lc (named parameter) – optional; gives lower case "as of [date]" text output with value 'on'

Examples

{{As of|2008}} returns "As of 2008"

{{As of|2008|7}} returns "As of July 2008"

{{As of|2008|7|5}} returns "As of 5 July 2008"

{{As of|2008|4|1|alt=as of the [[2000 United States Census]]}} returns "as of the 2000 United States Census"

{{As of|2008|7|5|df=US}} returns "As of July 5, 2008"

{{As of|2008|7|5|lc=on}} returns "as of 5 July 2008"

See also

• Wikipedia:As of
• Wikipedia:Avoid statements that will date quickly
• Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements
• Template:Cat ASOF
• Template:Update after