Template:Start date: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 23:39, 25 April 2026

Simple display-only start date template.

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

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

→ 2026

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

→ 2026-04

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

→ 2026-04-25

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 <includeonly>
-{{#if:{{{3|}}}
+{{{1}}}{{#if:{{{2|}}}|-{{{2}}}{{#if:{{{3|}}}|-{{{3}}}}}}}
- |{{#time:F j, Y|{{{1}}}-{{{2}}}-{{{3}}}}}
- |{{#if:{{{2|}}}
-   |{{#time:F Y|{{{1}}}-{{{2}}}-1}}
-   |{{{1}}}
-  }}
-}}
 </includeonly>
 <noinclude>
-== Usage ==
+== Template:Start date ==
-Displays a formatted start date.
-=== Syntax ===
+Simple display-only start date template.
+=== Usage ===
 <pre>
 {{Start date|year|month|day}}
 </pre>
-=== Examples ===
+=== Output ===
+* {{Start date|2026}} → 2026
-<pre>
+* {{Start date|2026|04}} → 2026-04
-{{Start date|2026}}
+* {{Start date|2026|04|25}} → 2026-04-25
-</pre>
-→ 2026
-<pre>
-{{Start date|2026|4}}
-</pre>
-→ April 2026
-<pre>
-{{Start date|2026|4|25}}
-</pre>
-→ April 25, 2026
 === Notes ===
-* Month and day are optional.
+* No parser functions required
-* If only year is given, it returns year only.
+* No extensions required
-* If month is given, it shows Month Year.
+* Works on all MediaWiki versions
-* If full date is given, it shows full formatted date.
 </noinclude>