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If you visit Template:Update/testcases and search for "those related to section", you'll see some templates that are using bad grammar. I suggest changing that to "those related to this section", or removing that entirely. Would do it myself but is a bit complicated because the same code is also used to generate "those related to documentation", which is correct grammar and doesn't necessarily need to be modified. Thanks. –Novem Linguae (talk) 07:45, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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In the "Usage" section there's a typo in the template. It says "Updated is used to mark entire articles or entire section...". ("Updated" is the typo, should be "Update"). Betsy Rogers (talk) 08:58, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done, but you can edit the documentation on your own. It's unprotected and located at Template:Update/doc. That's usually the case for the template documentation subpage. You can use the 'edit' link at the top of the green "Template documentation" box to edit the documentation subpage. SilverLocust 💬 09:45, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Would like to propose and assess thoughts about adding an alias for triggering the parameter inaccurate, to improve the ease of use, for example I'd propose either incorrect or false? Over the years of using this template, I have frequently had to return to the doc page just because I rarely remember the assigned name to activate that part. Would be useful IMO. Respublik (talk) 19:36, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying to use the template at Help:Section § Table of contents (TOC) and the template says:

Parts of this help page (those related to section) need to be updated.

instead of

This section needs to be updated.

as it says in mainspace.

For reference, the usage says:

To use the template in one specific section, and change its wording to refer to the section instead of the page, use |section and insert the template at the top of the section: {{Update|section|date=August 2025}}

— W.andrea (talk) 00:58, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Could The reason given is: {{{reason}}} be changed to The reason given is: '''{{{reason}}}'''?

This is to be consistent with other maintenance templates and to be more visible to other users. 8BitBros (talk page • contributions) 05:29, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, seems like a good idea. Though when searching randomly, I found many uses of the template that don't supply reasons. I did manage to find some examples which seem to work fine now: Honduras, Norway#Sports (insource:/Update.{1,30}reason=/ hastemplate:Update).  Done. --Nux (talk) 07:58, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has been using this template to put TODO notes like

• Parts of this template (those related to section) need to be updated. The reason given is: https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/zjzk-t81n. Please help update this template to reflect recent events or newly available information. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. (March 2026)

into articles. In my opinion belongs in the Talk page, not as graffiti in the article. Am I wrong? Johnjbarton (talk) 15:55, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Why is it inappropriate? Template:Update#Usage shows that when |section is used, you should insert the template at the top of the section; by extension, if it applies to the whole article, it goes at the top of the article. This implies that it doesn't go on the talk page. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 11:51, 27 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

In my opinion an encyclopedia article should be cater to readers, not to editors who are unwilling or unable to add coherent content. We have Talk pages for incoherence already. The update banner is visually loud, far beyond the much more important notice like Template:Citation needed. Moreover, External links normally should not be placed in the body of an article. Here have a very loud banner with an external link: it should not be used. Johnjbarton (talk) 16:40, 27 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There are lots of maintenance banners intended for use in articles, such as {{refimprove}} and {{BLP self-published}}; {{update}} is not the only one. If the use of an external link is your issue, then it's the EL that's misplaced, not the {{update}}; the |reason= parameter is intended for text like |reason=Is missing the March 2026 election results. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 22:03, 27 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Update on result of planning permission now done Dariusmehta (talk) 11:58, 2 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]