Template:Chronological/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Chronological.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Purpose edit

The purpose of this template is to notify editors that the article or section within the article may describe a sequence of events in an ambiguous, backward, or otherwise incorrect order of occurrence.

This template is a wrapper for {{Ambox}}.

Tracking categories edit

This template places articles in subcategories of Category:Articles in incorrect chronological order.

Usage edit

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

TemplateData for Chronological

Creates an article message box to indicate that the article or section chronology is ambiguous or out of order.

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
sect	`sect` `1` `section`	Whether the template applies to section instead of article Example yes	String	optional
small	`small`	Whether the box is displayed as a small box on the left or full width. Default no Example left, no	Line	optional
talk	`talk`	Talk page section	Line	optional
date	`date`	Date template was added. Example February 2016	Line	suggested

Example edit

Markup

Renders as

{{Chronological|date=May 2024}}

{{Chronological|sect=yes|date=May 2024}}