Template:As of/doc

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 current date (for currently valid statements) or the date on which the cited reference was produced (for example, when using census data). Unlike the update after template, as of does not require the editor to give a full date. This template should not be substituted.

Note: This template MUST NOT be used in infoboxes which emit a microformat, as its emitted date markup will conflict with that.

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

Syntax
The template can be used in the following forms:



Please do not use  or similar; that defeats the point of the template.

Several additional named parameters can also be used (see below).

Parameters
Required
 * year (first parameter) – must be in full numerical format (yyyy)

Optional
 * month (second parameter) – full, abbreviated or numerical formats supported (mm recommended)
 * day (third parameter) – numerical format only, not included in link (dd)

TemplateData
{	"description": "A template used to mark potentially dated statements, and will add an article to the \"Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements\". This allows editors to catalogue statements that may become dated over time.", "params": { "1": {			"label": "Year", "description": "The year the statement is valid to. Must be in full numerical format (yyyy)", "type": "number", "required": true },		"2": {			"label": "Month", "description": "The month the statement is valid to. Full, abbreviated or numerical formats supported (mm recommended)", "type": "string/line", "required": false },		"3": {			"label": "Day", "description": "The day the statement is valid to (not included in link). Numerical format only (dd)", "type": "number", "required": false }	} }