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This inline tag is used to indicate that a small portion of an article (usually a sentence or paragraph) is in need of an update.

== Usage ==
{{markup
|<nowiki>{{Update inline|date</nowiki>{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
 |{{Update inline|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
|<nowiki>{{Update inline|date</nowiki>{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>|?=yes}}</nowiki>
 |{{Update inline|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|?=yes}}
|<nowiki>{{Update inline|date</nowiki>{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>|reason=But they never mentioned it again...}}</nowiki>
 |{{Update inline|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|reason=But they never mentioned it again...}}
|<nowiki>{{Update inline|date</nowiki>{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>|?=yes|reason=Does this still hold after so many years?}}</nowiki>
 |{{Update inline|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|?=yes|reason=Does this still hold after so many years?}}
}}

This template will add [[WP:mainspace|mainspace]] articles to [[:Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating]] or [[:Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements]] if the <code>?</code> param is specified. Categories are not populated for pages in other [[WP:namespace|namespace]]s.

==TemplateData==
{{TemplateDataHeader}}
<TemplateData>
{
	"description": "This template should only be added to indicate a sentence that needs to be updated based on recent events.",
	"params": {
		"date": {
			"label": "Date",
			"description": "The date this template was added to the page. (Input: Monthname Year)",
			"type": "string",
			"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"reason": {
			"label": "Reason",
			"description": "Brief explanation of the reason why this template is placed, e.g. the event that renders accuracy of the claim questionable.",
			"default": "The date of the event predicted near this tag has passed.",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false,
			"suggested": true
		},
		"?": {
			"label": "?",
			"description": "Adds '?' to the end of template text, changes caption to denote uncertainty, and applies \"potentially dated\" maintenance categories. (Input: yes)",
			"type": "string",
			"required": false
		}
	}
}
</TemplateData>

== Aliases ==
The following templates are redirects and can be used in place of {{tl|update inline}}:
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* {{tl|Update needed}}
* {{tl|Updateneed}}
* {{tl|Update-inline}}
* {{tl|Updateme}}
* {{tl|Updateneeded}}
* {{tl|Oldfact}}
* {{tl|Dated info}}
* {{tl|Datedinfo}}
* {{tl|Update small}}
* {{tl|Update-small}}
* {{tl|Needs update}}
* {{tl|Outdated inline}}
* {{tl|Outdated-inline}}
* {{tl|Dated-inline}}
* {{tl|Updateinline}}
* {{tl|Outdated source}}
* {{tl|Update-needed}}
* {{tl|Needsupdate}}
* {{tl|Needs update inline}}
* {{tl|Needs update-inline}}
* {{tl|Update source}}
* {{tl|Old info}}
* {{tl|And then what}}
{{div col end}}

== See also ==
* {{Tl|Update inline span}}
* {{Tl|Update}}
* {{Tl|Update after}}
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