Template:Start date - Revision history

Jasongeek at 23:39, 25 April 2026

2026-04-25T23:39:19Z

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	{{~~#if:~~{~~{{3\|~~}}}		{{{1}}}{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|-{{{2}}}{{#if:{{{3\|}}}\|-{{{3}}}}}}}
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	== Template:Start date ==		== Template:Start date ==

	Simple~~, reliable~~ date ~~display~~ template.		Simple display-only start date template.

	=== Usage ===		=== Usage ===
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	</pre>		</pre>

	=== Output ~~rules~~ ===		=== Output ===
	* ~~Year only~~ → 2026		* {{Start date\|2026}} → 2026
	* ~~Year + month~~ → 2026-04		* {{Start date\|2026\|04}} → 2026-04
	* ~~Full~~ date → 2026-04-25		* {{Start date\|2026\|04\|25}} → 2026-04-25

	=== ~~Example~~ ===		=== Notes ===
	~~<pre>~~		* No parser functions required
	~~{{Start date\|2026\|4\|25}}~~		* No extensions required
	~~</pre>~~		* Works on all MediaWiki versions
	~~→ 2026-04-25~~

	~~<pre>~~
	~~{{Start date\|2026\|4}}~~
	~~</pre>~~
	~~→ 2026-04~~

	~~<pre>~~
	~~{{Start date\|2026}}~~
	~~</pre>~~
	~~→ 2026~~
	</noinclude>		</noinclude>

Jasongeek at 23:38, 25 April 2026

2026-04-25T23:38:09Z

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	{{#if:{{{3\|}}}		{{#if:{{{3\|}}}
	~~\|{{#time:F j, Y~~\|{{{1}}}-{{{2}}}-{{{3}}}}}		\|{{{1}}}-{{{2}}}-{{{3}}}
	\|{{#if:{{{2\|}}}		\|{{#if:{{{2\|}}}
	~~\|{{#time:F Y~~\|{{{1}}}-{{{2}~~}}-1~~}}		\|{{{1}}}-{{{2}}}
	\|{{{1}}}		\|{{{1}}}
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	<noinclude>		<noinclude>
	== ~~Usage~~ ==		== Template:Start date ==
	~~Displays a formatted start date.~~

	=== ~~Syntax~~ ===		Simple, reliable date display template.

			=== Usage ===
	<pre>		<pre>
	{{Start date\|year\|month\|day}}		{{Start date\|year\|month\|day}}
	</pre>		</pre>

	=== ~~Examples~~ ===		=== Output rules ===
			* Year only → 2026
			* Year + month → 2026-04
			* Full date → 2026-04-25

			=== Example ===
	<pre>		<pre>
	{{Start date\|2026}}		{{Start date\|2026\|4\|25}}
	</pre>		</pre>
	→ 2026		→ 2026-04-25

	<pre>		<pre>
	{{Start date\|2026\|4}}		{{Start date\|2026\|4}}
	</pre>		</pre>
	→ ~~April~~ 2026		→ 2026-04

	<pre>		<pre>
	{{Start date\|2026~~\|4\|25~~}}		{{Start date\|2026}}
	</pre>		</pre>
	→ ~~April 25,~~ 2026		→ 2026

	~~=== Notes ===~~
	* Month and day are optional.
	* If only year is given, it returns year only.
	* If month is given, it shows Month Year.
	* If full date is given, it shows full formatted date.
	</noinclude>		</noinclude>

Jasongeek at 23:34, 25 April 2026

2026-04-25T23:34:50Z

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	{{#time:F Y\|{{{1}}}-{{{2\|1}}}-1}}		\|{{#if:{{{2\|}}}
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	{{#time:F j, Y\|{{{1}}}-{{{2}}}-{{{~~3}}~~}}}		\|{{{1}}}
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	~~{{#time:Y\|{{{1}}}}}~~
	}}		}}
	</includeonly>		</includeonly>

	<noinclude>		<noinclude>
	== ~~Template:Start date~~ ==		== Usage ==
			Displays a formatted start date.

	~~Formats a start date in a Wikipedia-style human-readable form.~~		=== Syntax ===

	=== ~~Usage~~ ===
	<pre>		<pre>
	{{Start date\|year\|month\|day}}		{{Start date\|year\|month\|day}}
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	=== Notes ===		=== Notes ===
	* Month and day are optional.		* Month and day are optional.
	* ~~Designed for clean display (no broken ISO or time complexity)~~.		* If only year is given, it returns year only.
			* If month is given, it shows Month Year.
			* If full date is given, it shows full formatted date.
	</noinclude>		</noinclude>

Jasongeek at 23:33, 25 April 2026

2026-04-25T23:33:45Z

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	<includeonly>~~<time class="dtstart" datetime="~~{{#~~time~~:~~c\|{{{1}}}-{{{2\|01}}}-~~{{{3\|~~01}}} {{{4\|00~~}}}~~:{{{5~~\|~~00}}}:{{{6~~\|~~00}}} {{{7\|+00:00}}}}}">~~		<includeonly>
	{{#if:{{{3\|}}}		{{#ifeq:{{{3\|}}}\|\|
	\|~~{{#if:{{{2~~\|~~}}}~~		{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|\|
	\|{{#time:F j, Y\|{{{1}}}-{{{2}}}-~~{{{3}}}~~}}		{{#time:F Y\|{{{1}}}-{{{2\|1}}}-1}}
	\|{{#time:F Y\|{{{1}}}-{{{2~~\|01~~}}}-01}}		\|
			{{#time:F j, Y\|{{{1}}}-{{{2}}}-{{{3}}}}}
	}}		}}
	\|{{#time:Y\|{{{1}}}}}		\|
	}}~~</time>~~</includeonly>		{{#time:Y\|{{{1}}}}}
			}}
			</includeonly>

	<noinclude>		<noinclude>
	== ~~Usage~~ ==		== Template:Start date ==
	~~This template formats a start date in a Wikipedia-style format with a hidden ISO 8601 timestamp.~~

	=== ~~Syntax~~ ===		Formats a start date in a Wikipedia-style human-readable form.

			=== Usage ===
	<pre>		<pre>
	{{Start date\|year\|month\|day~~\|hour\|minute\|second\|timezone~~}}		{{Start date\|year\|month\|day}}
	</pre>		</pre>

	=== ~~Parameters~~ ===		=== Examples ===
	* {{{1}}} = Year (required)
	* {{{2}}} = Month (optional)		<pre>
	* {{{3}}} ~~= Day (optional)~~		{{Start date\|2026}}
	* {{{4}}} = Hour (optional)		</pre>
	* {{{5}}} = Minute (optional)		→ 2026
	* {{{6}}} = Second (optional)
	* {{{7}}} = Timezone (optional, default +00:00)

	~~=== Examples ===~~
	<pre>		<pre>
	{{Start date\|2026\|~~04\|25~~}}		{{Start date\|2026\|4}}
	</pre>		</pre>
	→ April ~~25,~~ 2026		→ April 2026

	<pre>		<pre>
	{{Start date\|2026\|04\|25~~\|14\|30~~}}		{{Start date\|2026\|4\|25}}
	</pre>		</pre>
	→ April 25, 2026 ~~(with time included in metadata)~~		→ April 25, 2026

	=== Notes ===		=== Notes ===
	* ~~Outputs a machine-readable `<time>` tag for semantic SEO~~ and ~~microformats~~.		* Month and day are optional.
	* ~~Similar in concept to Wikipedia’s `{{Start date}}` / `{{Start date and age}}`~~.		* Designed for clean display (no broken ISO or time complexity).
	</noinclude>		</noinclude>

Jasongeek: Created page with " {{#if:{{{3|}}} |{{#if:{{{2|}}} |{{#time:F j, Y|{{{1}}}-{{{2}}}-{{{3}}}}} |{{#time:F Y|{{{1}}}-{{{2|01}}}-01}} }} |{{#time:Y|{{{1}}}}} }} == Usage == This template formats a start date in a Wikipedia-style format with a hidden ISO 8601 timestamp. === Syntax ===

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2026-04-25T23:32:59Z

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<noinclude>
== Usage ==
This template formats a start date in a Wikipedia-style format with a hidden ISO 8601 timestamp.

=== Syntax ===
<pre>
{{Start date|year|month|day|hour|minute|second|timezone}}
</pre>

=== Parameters ===
* {{{1}}} = Year (required)
* {{{2}}} = Month (optional)
* {{{3}}} = Day (optional)
* {{{4}}} = Hour (optional)
* {{{5}}} = Minute (optional)
* {{{6}}} = Second (optional)
* {{{7}}} = Timezone (optional, default +00:00)

=== Examples ===
<pre>
{{Start date|2026|04|25}}
</pre>
→ April 25, 2026

<pre>
{{Start date|2026|04|25|14|30}}
</pre>
→ April 25, 2026 (with time included in metadata)

=== Notes ===
* Outputs a machine-readable `<time>` tag for semantic SEO and microformats.
* Similar in concept to Wikipedia’s `{{Start date}}` / `{{Start date and age}}`.
</noinclude>