Template:Update inline

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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=November 2025}}	^{[needs update]}
{{Update inline\|date=November 2025\|?=yes}}	^{[needs update?]}
{{Update inline\|date=November 2025\|reason=But they never mentioned it again...}}	^{[needs update]}
{{Update inline\|date=November 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

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Update inline in articles based on its TemplateData.

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Template:Outdated inline (redirect page) (links | edit)
Template:Outdated-inline (redirect page) (links | edit)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Template:Outdated source (redirect page) (links | edit)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

{{By how much}} {{Definition}} {{Definition span}} {{Definition needed}} {{Example needed}} {{Example needed span}} {{Explain}} {{Explain-wrap}} {{From where}} {{How}} {{How often}} {{Misquoted}} {{More detail needed}} {{Of what}} {{Quantify}} {{Specify}} {{Vague}} {{When}} {{Where}} {{Where-geo}} {{Which}} {{Who else}} {{Why}} {{Year needed}}
Excessive	{{Duplication span}} {{Globalize inline}} {{Importance example}} {{Importance inline}} {{Infobox clutter}} {{List entry too long}} {{Long quote}} {{Off topic paragraph}} {{Off topic sentence}} {{Overly detailed inline}} {{Over-explained}} {{Relevance inline}} {{Undue weight inline}}

Time-sensitivity

Verifiability

Dubious	{{Contradictory inline}} {{Discuss}} {{Disputed inline}} {{Dubious}} {{Dubious span}} {{Inconsistent}} {{Needs independent confirmation}} {{Speculation inline}}
Bare URLs	{{Bare URL inline}} {{Bare URL AV media}} {{Bare URL DOC}} {{Bare URL image}} {{Bare URL non-HTML}} {{Bare URL PDF}} {{Bare URL plain text}} {{Bare URL spreadsheet}}
Incomplete or broken citation	{{Author incomplete}} {{Author missing}} {{Broken footnote}} {{Date missing}} {{Dead link}} {{Dead YouTube link}} {{Deep link needed}} {{Edition needed}} {{Episode needed}} {{Full citation needed}} {{Incomplete short citation}} {{ISBN missing}} {{Missing long citation}} {{Moved resource}} {{Page needed}} {{Pages needed}} {{Permanent dead link}} {{Place missing}} {{Publisher missing}} {{Season needed}} {{Time needed}} {{Title incomplete}} {{Title missing}} {{Unused source}} {{Volume needed}} {{Year missing}}
Missing or problematic reference	{{Additional citation needed}} {{AI-generated inline}} {{AI-generated source?}} {{AI-retrieved source}} {{Better source needed}} {{Better source needed example}} {{Check quotation}} {{Chronology citation needed}} {{Circular reference}} {{Circular reporting}} {{Citation needed}} {{Citation needed span}} {{Citation needed paragraph}} {{Citation not found}} {{Close paraphrasing inline}} {{COI source}} {{Deprecated inline}} {{Excessive citations inline}} {{Failed verification}} {{Failed verification span}} {{Image reference needed}} {{Independent source inline}} {{Irrelevant citation}} {{Marketing material}} {{Medical citation needed}} {{Medical citation needed span}} {{Misplaced footnote}} {{Nonspecific}} {{Not verified in body}} {{Not verified in body span}} {{Obsolete source}} {{Page range too broad}} {{Primary source inline}} {{Promotional source}} {{Quote without source}} {{Request quotation}} {{Request quotation span}} {{Retracted}} {{Scientific citation needed}} {{Self-published inline}} {{Self-published source}} {{Shallow reference inline}} {{Tertiary source inline}} {{Text-source inline}} {{Independent source inline}} {{Unreliable source?}} {{Unreliable fringe source}} {{Unreliable medical source}} {{Unreliable scientific source}} {{User-generated inline}} {{User-generated source}} {{Verify quote}} {{Verify source}} {{Whose quote}}

Wording

General advice

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Template:Update inline

Usage

TemplateData

Aliases

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