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Usage

The template {{as of}} is used to mark potentially dated statements, and will add an article to the appropriate hidden sub-category of Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements. This allows editors to catalogue statements that may become dated over time. The date used for a given statement should be the date of the most recent reliable source (for currently valid statements), or the date on which the cited reference was produced (for example, when using census data). It should not be used for future dates (use {{update after}} instead). This template should not be substituted.

Notes:

This template MUST NOT be used in infoboxes that emit a microformat, as its emitted date markup will conflict with that.
This template is not necessary within quotations, and use of the template in such cases should be avoided.

This template does not generate a visible hyperlink in text where it is used.

Usage guidelines

Usually "as of" is used only in cases where an article is intended to provide the most current information available and will need a future update. It should not be used for historical information that will not change. For example, a mention that the historical "population of Toledo, Ohio, was 13,768 as of the 1860 Census" should not be tagged, as it is a historical fact which will not change. It is appropriate to tag "the population of Toledo as of the 2020 Census was 287,208", as this figure should be updated when a newer census is conducted. The date used for a given statement should be the date of the most recent reliable source (for currently valid statements), or the date on which the data were obtained (for example, when using census figures).

"As of" should not be used with future dates, as it will place the article in nonexistent categories. Instead, use {{Update after}} to mark when the next event will occur. Here are two ways to correctly mark statements with future dates:

{{As of|2024|post=,}} construction is expected to finish in 2034 and cost US$28 billion.

Construction is expected to finish in 2034 and cost US$28 billion.{{update after|2034}}

Remember to always use precise language when writing about future or current events. The statement should make sense to a reader years into the future, even if the information has changed. If it is possible to predict when a statement will need updating, use the {{Update after}} template to indicate when it should be updated. In the above statement the most obvious date is 31 December 2034, after which time construction will have finished or the statement will have become inaccurate. In either case the article should be updated to reflect this.

When the "as of" phrasing is not ideal, it should be changed to improve encyclopedic prose in either of two ways:

{{As of|since=y|2024|06|post=,}} the head of the congregation has been the Rev. Ann O. Nymous, which gives: Since June 2024,^[update] the head of the congregation has been the Rev. Ann O. Nymous
{{As of|alt=Beginning in early 2024|2024|01|post=,}} production of the series moved to Toronto, which gives: Beginning in early 2024,^[update] production of the series moved to Toronto

Avoid beginning a series of paragraphs or sentences with repeated instances of the wording "As of", as this can produce a distracting list-like effect. Both "As of" and "Since" can be made lower-case for use in mid-sentence, by addition of the |lc=y parameter, and any use of |alt=... can contain text beginning with lower case. Using this template with values such as {{As of|now}} or variables such as {{As of|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} is equivalent to using "currently", which is generally against the precise language guideline.

Syntax

The template can be used in the following forms, with numeric date information:

{{As of|year}}

{{As of|year|month}}

{{As of|year|month|day}}

E.g., {{As of|2024|06|2}} emits: As of 2 June 2024^[update]

Please do not use {{As of|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|{{CURRENTMONTH}}}} or similar. That defeats the point of the template.

Several additional named parameters can also be used, including some non-numeric input (see below).

Parameters

Required

year (first parameter) – must be in full numerical four-digit format (yyyy)

Optional

month (second parameter) – full, abbreviated or two-digit numerical formats supported (mm recommended, 01 indicating January, 02 February, etc., but also accepting Jan and January)
day (third parameter) – numerical two-digit format only, not included in link (dd)

Named

alt – optional; allows substitution of different wording and case for the visible text output (including the date). If present with no value defined, this parameter is ignored; if a value is defined, values for |df and |lc and |since parameters are ignored.
df – "date format", optional; allows use of American date format with |df=US. This only has an effect when the full |year|month|day format is also used.
lc – "lower case", optional; if given any value at all (e.g. |lc=y) gives lower case "as of date", for use mid-sentence.
since – optional; if given any value at all (e.g. |since=y) it changes "As of" to "Since". Use of |lc=y with |since=y gives "since date. Use of |alt= will replace the entire output, including the "Since", as it will with the default "As of".
pre – text to insert before the date, and after "[A|a]s of" or "[S|s]ince", e.g. |pre=the first week of used like this: {{asof|1997|pre=the first week of}} produces "As of the first week of 1997^[update]".
post – text (almost always punctuation) to insert between the date and the superscripted note that is displayed if
the given date has arrived; or

the user's common.css page uses any of .asof-tag, .asof-tag.ref, or .asof-tag.update to force display of the note .

For example,
{{As of|2024|06|2|post=,}} no more bears were found

gives
"As of 2 06 2024,[update] no more bears were found"

(comma before the superscripted note)

while
{{As of|2024|06|2}}, no more bears were found

produces the undesirable result (contrary to WP:REFPUNC) with regard to the location of the comma:
"As of 2 06 2024[update], no more bears were found"
url – optional; adds an inline external link (hidden by default) suggesting a webpage for future editors to check for updates to the statement; use the full URL with no spaces. See Wikipedia:As of for displaying links.

Examples

{{As of|2024}} – As of 2024

{{As of|2024|06}} – As of June 2024

{{As of|2024|06|2}} – As of 2 June 2024

{{As of|2024|06|2|df=US}} – As of June 2, 2024

{{As of|2024|06|2|lc=y}} – as of 2 June 2024

{{As of|2010|4|1|alt=as of the [[2010 United States Census]]}} – as of the 2010 United States Census

{{As of|2024|06|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/}} returns:

for logged in users, with links displayed (see Wikipedia:As of) – As of June 2024^[ref]

for all other users – As of June 2024

{{As of|2024|06|2|df=US|since=y}} – Since June 2, 2024

{{As of|2024|06|2|lc=y|since=y}} – since 2 June 2024

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:As of in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for As of

A template used to mark potentially dated statements, and will add an article to the appropriate hidden sub-category of Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements. This allows editors to catalogue statements that may become dated over time. It should not be used for future dates (use {{update after}} instead).

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Year	`1`	The year the statement is valid to. Must be in full numerical format (yyyy)	Number	required
Month	`2`	The month the statement is valid to. Full, abbreviated or numerical formats supported (mm recommended)	Line	suggested
Day	`3`	The day the statement is valid to (not included in link). Numerical format only (dd)	Number	optional
Alternate wording	`alt`	Use different wording for the visible text output; if set, values for 'Date format' (df) and 'Lower case' (lc) parameters are ignored. Wiki markup is allowed. Example As of Christmas 2018	Content	optional
Date format	`df` `date_format`	Set to US to use U.S. date format (mdy) (default is dmy) Default US Example US	String	suggested
Lower case	`lc`	Specify y to use lower case Example y	String	optional
Since	`since`	Specify y to replace 'as of' with 'since'. Example y	String	optional
URL	`url`	A URL for an inline external link (hidden by default) suggesting a webpage for future editors to check for updates to the statement; use the full URL with no spaces	URL	optional
Prefix	`pre`	prefix to be added before the date Example As of the first week of [June 2015]	String	optional
Postfix	`post`	Added after the date, usually punctuation	Line	optional

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 ==Syntax==
-The template can be used in the following forms:
+The template can be used in the following forms, with numeric date information:
-:<code><nowiki>{{As of|year}}</nowiki></code>
+:<code><nowiki>{{As of|</nowiki>{{var|year}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
-:<code><nowiki>{{As of|year|month}}</nowiki></code>
+:<code><nowiki>{{As of|</nowiki>{{var|year}}{{!}}{{var|month}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
-:<code><nowiki>{{As of|year|month|day}}</nowiki></code>
+:<code><nowiki>{{As of|</nowiki>{{var|year}}{{!}}{{var|month}}{{!}}{{var|day}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
-Please do not use <code><nowiki>{{As of|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|{{CURRENTMONTH}}}}</nowiki></code> or similar. That defeats the point of the template.
+E.g., <code><nowiki>{{As of|</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}{{!}}{{CURRENTMONTH}}{{!}}{{CURRENTDAY}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> emits: {{As of|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|{{CURRENTMONTH}}|{{CURRENTDAY}}}}
+Please do not use <!--Except in examples, as above!--> <code><nowiki>{{As of|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|{{CURRENTMONTH}}}}</nowiki></code> or similar. That defeats the point of the template.
-Several additional named parameters can also be used (see below).
+Several additional named parameters can also be used, including some non-numeric input (see below).
 ===Parameters===
 '''Required'''
-*'''year''' (first parameter) – must be in full numerical four-digit format (''yyyy'')
+*'''year''' (first parameter) – must be in full numerical four-digit format ({{var|yyyy}})
 '''Optional'''
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 '''Named'''
 *'''alt''' – optional; allows substitution of different wording and case for the visible text output (including the date). If present with no value defined, this parameter is ignored; if a value is defined, values for <code>|df</code> and <code>|lc</code> and <code>|since</code> parameters are ignored.
-*'''df''' – "date format", optional; allows use of American date format with {{para|df|US}}.
+*'''df''' – "date format", optional; allows use of American date format with {{para|df|US}}.  This only has an effect when the full <code>{{!}}{{var|year}}{{!}}{{var|month}}{{!}}{{var|day}}</code> format is also used.
-*'''lc''' – "lower case", optional; if given any value at all (e.g. {{para|lc|y}}) gives lower case "as of ''date''", for use mid-sentence.
+*'''lc''' – "lower case", optional; if given any value at all (e.g. {{para|lc|y}}) gives lower case "as of {{var|date}}", for use mid-sentence.
-*'''since''' – optional; if given any value at all (e.g. {{para|since|y}}) it changes "As of" to "Since". Use of {{para|lc|y}} with {{para|since|y}} gives "since ''date''. Use of {{para|alt}} will replace the entire output, including the "Since", as it will with the default "As of".
+*'''since''' – optional; if given any value at all (e.g. {{para|since|y}}) it changes "As of" to "Since". Use of {{para|lc|y}} with {{para|since|y}} gives "since {{var|date}}. Use of {{para|alt}} will replace the entire output, including the "Since", as it will with the default "As of".
 *'''pre''' – text to insert before the date, and after "[A|a]s of" or "[S|s]ince", e.g. {{para|pre|the first week of}} used like this: <code><nowiki>{{asof|1997|pre=the first week of}}</nowiki></code> produces "{{asof|1997|pre=the first week of}}".
 *'''post''' &ndash; text (almost always punctuation) to insert between the date and the superscripted note that is displayed if

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