Template:According to Exif data
according to Exif data
This template is used in the |date= parameter of the {{Information}} template to render the words "according to Exif data" in the language specified in the user's preferences. It should be used when no |date= value has been set but there is a date in the Exif data. If a |date= value has been set then {{Taken on}} or {{Taken in}} are usually more appropriate.
The template automatically sets the following categories: corresponding subcategory of
- Category:Photographs by date for image files (the template supresses the time and categorizes by date only). It doesn't distinguish photographs from paintings, drawings, graphics and other image files.
- Category:Videos by year and Category:Days by day for video files
- Category:Audio files by year and Category:Days by day for audio files
- Category:Texts by year and Category:Days by day for text files
The file type is detected with {{File type}}. The categorization can be supressed with parameter cat=no (appropriate when the file is manually moved to any subcategory of the default target category, e.g. a country-specific subcategory).
Usage
{{According to Exif data |1= |origdate= |cat= |location= }}
There are two possible ways to use this template:
- Use the template without any parameters. It just renders the words "according to Exif data" in the language specified in the user's preferences.
- Give the date in ISO 8601 form (YYYY-MM-DD) as a parameter. The template displays the date (localized by {{ISOdate}}) and renders the words "according to Exif data" in the language specified in the user's preferences.
Template parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Date in Exif data in ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD) format, e.g. 2009-02-17 for 17 February 2009. | empty | optional | |
origdate | The original date entered by the uploader, in ISO 8601 format, e.g. {{According to Exif data|2010-06-30|origdate=2010-06}} renders as "June 2010 (30 June 2010, according to Exif data)" and {{According to Exif data|2010-06-30|origdate={{other date|summer|2010}}}} renders as "Summer 2010 (30 June 2010, according to Exif data)". | empty | optional | |
dip | Display also the date in parentheses, e.g. {{According to Exif data|2024-04-17|dip=1}} renders as "(17 April 2024, according to Exif data)". This parameter is deprecated. Use origdate instead. | empty | deprecated | |
cat | Disables categorisation if no | empty | optional | |
location | Categorises the file under the Category:Photographs by date by country category tree | empty | optional | |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users
Relies on:
{{ISOdate}}
Example
{{According to Exif data|2024-04-17}}
renders as:
17 April 2024 (according to Exif data)
See also
{{Taken on}}, {{Taken in}}, {{Original upload date}}, {{Upload date}}, {{Other date}}, {{Invalid Exif date}}
Localization
To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please edit the template and add a row to the "{{LangSwitch|}}" construct. It takes the form "|xx= Your translation " (xx being the code of your language)
This template is used in the "date" parameter of the {{Information}} template to render the words "according to Exif data" in the language specified in the user's preferences
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 1 | Date in Exif data in ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD) format
| Date | optional |
| Original date entered by the uploader | origdate | The original date entered by the uploader, in ISO 8601 format | Unknown | optional |
| Disable categorisation | cat | Disables categorisation if no
| Unknown | optional |
| location | location | Categorises the file under the Category:Photographs by date by country category tree | String | optional |