Template:Koha update/doc

Usage

This template is a complementary addition for adding underneath the Obsolete template to designate articles or in sections with out-of-date information which can be updated.

Appropriate use should be limited to content which would become current by updating because it is not too tied to the past period when the event or activity happened. Information which can be updated should be understood as distinct from historical information for past events or actions. In the case of historical events or activity from a past period which are not updateable, please use {{Koha historical}} instead of {{Koha update}}. Consequently, the {{Koha update}} is not appropriate to apply for events such as long past meetings, hackfests, conferences, bug squashing days, etc. from before some recent period; and includes activities such as long past RFCs. The long past period before some more recent period should probably be expected to be a few years ago and anything included in some currently officially supported long term stable version of Koha should probably be considered recent enough to not be long past and obsolete historical.

Archived content is currently distinguished by searching for pages with the Obsolete template and it is important to not add the Koha update template without adding the Obsolete template just before the Koha update template at the beginning of the page.

• To specify what parts of the page need updating, use the first unnamed parameter (or name it |part= or number it |1=):
• To use the template in one specific section, and change its wording to refer to the section instead of the page, use |section and insert the template at the top of the section:
• To display the date (in whatever format) of the last significant update to the page, use the second unnamed parameter (or name it |updated= or number it |2=):

  Note: The parameter name or number must be used if the first numbered/unnamed parameter is not used.

• To add the date when the tag was added (this is used for cleanup categorization), use:

  You can also do:

• To explain that the article now has inaccuracies (not just missing information) due to being outdated, use |inaccurate=yes:
• To link to a particular section of the talk page where the update is being discussed, use |talk=Section title (|talksection= and |discuss= are equivalent to |talk=):
• To display a reason (after the added phrase "In particular:"), use |reason=a short comment here, e.g.
• These parameters can be combined, of course:

Example

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

Article
Category
Template

produces:

Article
Category
Template

TemplateData

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 Koha update

Use this tag to alert readers that the article is out of date and may need updating.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Type (section)	type part 1	Part that needs updating (e.g. to replace the word "article", often "section") Default article Example section Auto value	String	suggested
Month and year	date	Provides the month and year of the citation request; e.g., 'January 2018', but not 'jan18' Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	String	suggested
Last updated	updated 2	Date of last significant update	Date	optional
Inaccurate?	inaccurate	Use 'yes' if the article has inaccuracies due to being out of date. Example yes	Boolean	optional
Talk page section	talksection discuss talk	Section name on talk page where the discussion takes place	String	optional
Reason	reason	Explanation why the article is out of date	Content	suggested
Demospace	demospace		String	optional
Cat	cat	Only required if a specific maintenance category is needed.	String	optional

Alternatives

• {{Koha update after}} is an alternative for individual statements that will be out-of-date at a specifiable future date. It is a more recent and preferred alternative to Wikipedia:As of.
• See Koha template messages/Cleanup#Time-sensitive for alternatives unrelated to out-of-date information.

See also

• {{As of}}
• {{Current}}
• {{Recentism}}
• {{Show by date}}/Template:Tlg
• {{Time-context}}
• {{Update inline}}
• {{Updated}}
• {{When}}
• {{Missing information}}