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May be placed in a section that is completely empty, containing neither text nor sub-sections.
Content tends to follow sectioning on Wikipedia, as editors naturally will tend to fill in sections over time. Therefore, using this template to set up good placeholder sections at the start of an article's lifespan can aid its development over time.
Date[edit source]
The |date= parameter sorts the article into subcategories of Category:Articles to be expanded, allowing the oldest problems to be identified and dealt with first.
Template Data[edit source]
TemplateData for Empty section
Maintenance template to be placed in sections that are empty, containing neither text nor sub-sections. Before tagging an empty section, consider removing the section heading instead – for example, an empty "Gallery", "See also" or "External links" section can safely be deleted. Puts articles into [[Category:Articles with empty sections]] and [[Category:Articles to be expanded]].
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically.
| Line | suggested |
| Section number | section | The ordinal number of the section to be edited (goes after "§ion=" in the "adding to it" link)
| Number | optional |
| Make template big | small | Enter anything other than "left" here to make the template box big and centred.
| Line | optional |
| "Find sources" verbatim search term | find | Verbatim search term for the links in the template for finding sources | Line | optional |
| "Find sources" non-verbatim search term | find2 | Non-verbatim search term for the links in the template for finding sources | Line | optional |
| Comment | comment | Custom text to go after "This section is empty." | String | optional |
Tracking categories[edit source]
Redirects[edit source]
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See also[edit source]
- {{Expand section}}
- Template:Tlp
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