Template:Present-day

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This template is intended to facilitate updating Wikipedia articles which reference present-day facts which are subject to change. For example, an article might say

the Yotvingians lived near the river Narew in present-day Poland.

If the border of Poland change, this may need to be updated. Without changing the displayed article text, this sentence could be marked up as follows:

the [[Yotvingians]] lived near the river [[Narew]] in {{present-day||[[Poland]]|7 July 2021}}.
the Yotvingians lived near the river Narew in present-day Poland.

If the borders of Poland change, this template can easily be modified to produce a warning message or a maintenance category that the statement needs to be checked and potentially updated.

Usage

the [[Yotvingians]] lived near the river [[Narew]] in {{present-day||[[Poland]]|7 July 2021}}.

the Yotvingians lived near the river Narew in present-day Poland.

the [[Yotvingians]] lived near the river [[Narew]] in the {{present-day|country of|[[Poland]]|7 July 2021}}.

the Yotvingians lived near the river Narew in the present-day country of Poland.

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TemplateData for Present-day

Template:Present-day is intended to facilitate updating Wikipedia articles which reference present-day facts which are subject to change.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Descriptive text	`1`	Any text you want between the words "present-day" and the real-world present-day entity referenced.	Content	optional
Present-day entity	`2`	A real-world present-day entity which is subject to change. Usually this is a Wikilink.	Content	required
Date	`3`	Date at which the statement was known to be true.	Date	required

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