Template:Start date: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 23:39, 25 April 2026

Template:Start date

Simple display-only start date template.

Usage

{{Start date|year|month|day}}

Output

2026{{#if:|-{{{2}}}{{#if:|-{{{3}}}}}}}

→ 2026

2026{{#if:04|-04{{#if:|-{{{3}}}}}}}

→ 2026-04

2026{{#if:04|-04{{#if:25|-25}}}}

→ 2026-04-25

Notes

No parser functions required
No extensions required
Works on all MediaWiki versions

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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|}}}
+{{{1}}}{{#if:{{{2|}}}|-{{{2}}}{{#if:{{{3|}}}|-{{{3}}}}}}}
- |{{#if:{{{2|}}}
+</includeonly>
-   |{{#time:F j, Y|{{{1}}}-{{{2}}}-{{{3}}}}}
-   |{{#time:F Y|{{{1}}}-{{{2|01}}}-01}}
-  }}
- |{{#time:Y|{{{1}}}}}
-}}</time></includeonly>
 <noinclude>
-== Usage ==
+== Template:Start date ==
-This template formats a start date in a Wikipedia-style format with a hidden ISO 8601 timestamp.
-=== Syntax ===
+Simple display-only start date template.
-<pre>
-{{Start date|year|month|day|hour|minute|second|timezone}}
-</pre>
-=== Parameters ===
+=== Usage ===
-* {{{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}}
+{{Start date|year|month|day}}
 </pre>
-→ April 25, 2026
-<pre>
+=== Output ===
-{{Start date|2026|04|25|14|30}}
+* {{Start date|2026}} → 2026
-</pre>
+* {{Start date|2026|04}} → 2026-04
-→ April 25, 2026 (with time included in metadata)
+* {{Start date|2026|04|25}} → 2026-04-25
 === Notes ===
-* Outputs a machine-readable `<time>` tag for semantic SEO and microformats.
+* No parser functions required
-* Similar in concept to Wikipedia’s `{{Start date}}` / `{{Start date and age}}`.
+* No extensions required
+* Works on all MediaWiki versions
 </noinclude>