Template talk:Currentdate

This template was considered for deletion on 2016 September 4. The result of the discussion was "keep".

System Templates

I have questions: Is there a list of System Templates, such as the one that makes up this template? Is there a Staticdate, such as the one used in the default signature?

An example of what I mean by "System Templates" is the title of an article, in this case "Currentdate" something like {{TITLE}}

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Figured it out two days later. Wikimedia Meta Help Magic Words in case anyone else has the same problem.

Thinking about creating a Category.

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Avoiding redirect

Change [[UTC]] to [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]--Hamedog_Talk|^@ 14:30, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Declined, please see WP:DON"TFIXREDIRECTSTHATAREN"TBROKEN. —freak(talk) 00:37, Oct. 19, 2006 (UTC)

Category rename

Could the category Category:Date computing template based on current time be changed to Category:Date-computing templates based on current time as part of a speedy category rename (see here). Thanks.--Rudjek 19:00, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Cbrown1023 14:34, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sort key

Please change the sort key to {{PAGENAME}} or add {{DEFAULTSORT:{{PAGENAME}}}}. Mike Dillon 01:30, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done - Harryboyles 04:12, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

{{editprotected}} Can someone de-link the dates in this template per WP:MOSNUM? Thanks and cheers, ^-talk- the_ed1 7 ^-contribs- 18:27, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done - Trevor MacInnis (Contribs) 21:55, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bad format

Why is there no comma between the day-of-month and the year? --Gerry Ashton (talk) 17:06, 6 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

{{editprotected}} Please add a comma between {{CURRENTDAY}} and {{CURRENTYEAR}}. Math Cool 10 ^{Sign here!} 20:26, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 16:01, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Please add a comma between {{CURRENTDAYNAME}} and {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}. Math Cool 10 ^{Sign here!} 18:20, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now:. I'm not convinced a comma is necessary or correct where you are proposing it. What do other people think? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 23:09, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

name reads 'DATE' but template dispays time as well

Is it normal for a template named "currentDATE" to display current TIME as well? I expect it to display just date, as the name states. If i wished to display both date and time, i would consider typing something like {{CURRENTDATETIME}} or {{NOW}}. — Vano 19:49, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Vano. As a temporary workaround, I suggest {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} to produce the current date in American English (11 November 2024), or {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}} to produce the current date in British English (November 11, 2024). Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 09:08, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for merging of Template:TIMESTAMP

Template:TIMESTAMP has been nominated for merging with Template:Currentdate. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 267° 56' 45" NET 17:51, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merged. Hyacinth (talk) 21:49, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any way to get this template to use DMY dates?

Most of the world's population uses DMY dates, not MDY dates, so is there any way of getting this template to take this into account?

I fully agree. A |dmy=yes option would be useful. Best wishes. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 09:01, 30 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Is there no short-format YYYY-MM-DD template?

The MediaWiki version of this, {{mw:CURRENTDATE}}, returns the current date in YYYY-MM-DD format, making it extremely useful for passing into anything that expects unambiguous dates. But not only does this template not do that, here, I can't seem to find any template that does it.

(Yes, obviously I can just use {{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}} instead, and in fact that's the entire source of {{mw:CURRENTDATE}}. But half the point of templates is convenient reuse. ...The other half is customizability.)

I can create a new template, but first I wanted to check: Am I missing something? FeRDNYC (talk) 08:46, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]