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:* Note that every article on Wikipedia has a [[Wikipedia:General disclaimer|General disclaimer]] indicating that the article contents may not be accurate. | :* Note that every article on Wikipedia has a [[Wikipedia:General disclaimer|General disclaimer]] indicating that the article contents may not be accurate. | ||
− | :* Generally it is expected that this template and its closely related templates will appear on an article for | + | :* Generally it is expected that this template and its closely related templates will appear on an article for a few days; occasionally longer. |
:* If you desire that an article be noticed as a topic about or related to a significant current event, see [[Wikipedia:How the Current events page works]], and also [[Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates]] | :* If you desire that an article be noticed as a topic about or related to a significant current event, see [[Wikipedia:How the Current events page works]], and also [[Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates]] | ||
:''[{{fullurl:Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|limit=999&namespace=0}} Check main (article) namespace links]'' | :''[{{fullurl:Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|limit=999&namespace=0}} Check main (article) namespace links]'' |
Latest revision as of 06:13, 29 June 2020
![]() | This is a documentation subpage for Template:Current election. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
![]() | This template should not be substituted. |
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This template displays the tag above and adds articles to Category:Current elections or one of its dated subcategories.
Guidelines
- Note that every article on Wikipedia has a General disclaimer indicating that the article contents may not be accurate.
- Generally it is expected that this template and its closely related templates will appear on an article for a few days; occasionally longer.
- If you desire that an article be noticed as a topic about or related to a significant current event, see Wikipedia:How the Current events page works, and also Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates
- Check main (article) namespace links
Usage
The template takes three parameters:
- Parameter 1 overrides the word "article"
- Parameter 2 overrides the words "a current election"
- Parameter 3 overrides the word "election"
- Named parameter "date" categorizes into a monthly sub category for ease of maintenance. This will be added by a bot if omitted.
Examples
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{{current election}}
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{{current election|section|date=September 2025}}
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{{current election| |a recent election|date=September 2025}}
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{{current election| | |referendum|date=September 2025}}
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Template data
This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.
TemplateData for Current election
This template generates a tag to indicate that the article documents a current event.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Type (typically section) | 1 | Something to replace "article" in the template, typically "section"
| String | optional |
Type | 2 | Allows modification of the current link instead of displaying "a current election"
| String | optional |
Election type | 3 | Overrides the word "election"
| String | optional |
Date | date | The month and year that the article is identified as current.
| Date | required |
See also