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original upload date

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This template is used in the "date" parameter of the {{Information}} template to render the words "original upload date" (i.e. the upload date in another Wikimedia project) in the language specified in the user's preferences. This template is to be used for files moved from another Wikimedia projects. This template should be used only if the creation date of the file is unknown.

Usage

{{Original upload date |1= }}

Or use the shorthand
{{Originaluploaddate|… parameters as described …}}

There are three possible ways to use this template:

  • Use the template without any parameters. It just renders the words "original upload date".
  • Give the date in ISO 8601 form as a parameter. The template displays the date (localized by {{ISOdate}}) and renders the words "original upload date".
  • Provide the date as three parameters: year, month, day

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionDefaultStatus
1date / yearUpload date in ISO 8601 form, or year as a numberemptyoptional
2monthUpload month as a one- or two-digit numberemptyoptional
3dayUpload day as a one- or two-digit numberemptyoptional
Template data
<templatedata>JSON</templatedata> ./. {{TemplateBox}}
TemplateData

TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.


Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either ‎useTemplateData=1 or ‎useTemplateData=only on the ‎/doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. ‎<nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.

Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw ‎<templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.

Discussion
There is an ongoing discussion about that matter. Feel invited to comment if you are experienced in either way, your time permits and if you like to share your opinion or to make a suggestion.


Wikipedia's help about TemplateDataCommons-specific information

This template is used in the "date" parameter of the {{Information}} template to render the words "original upload date" (i.e. the upload date in another Wikimedia project) in the language specified in the user's preferences. This template is to be used for files moved from another Wikimedia projects. This template should be used only if the creation date of the file is unknown.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
date / year1

Date in ISO 8601 form, or year as a number

Lineoptional
month2

Upload month as a one- or two-digit number

Suggested values
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Numberoptional
day3

Upload day as a one- or two-digit number

Suggested values
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Numberoptional

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:

Example

{{Original upload date|2024-04-17}}

renders as:

17 April 2024 (original upload date)

See also

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)