Template:Controversial/doc

This template categorises articles about controversial topics into Category:Wikipedia controversial topics. It is placed in the article's talk page with {{Controversial|date=July 2026}}. It will raise an error if used on an article with Wikipedia:Contentious topics restrictions due to being redundant.

TemplateData

This template categorises articles with controversial topics into [[Category:Wikipedia controversial topics]].

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
small	small	no description	Unknown	optional
category	category	no description	Unknown	optional

See also

• {{Criticism section}}, for use within articles that have a Controversy section that may compromise the article's overall neutrality
• If the dispute is narrow, consider using {{POV section}} or initiating Talk page discussion.

Wikipedia project pages

• Wikipedia:Accuracy dispute
• Wikipedia:Consensus
• Wikipedia:Dispute resolution
• Wikipedia:Disputed statement
• Wikipedia:Neutral point of view
• Wikipedia:Template index
• Wikipedia:Template namespace

Templates

Main article: Wikipedia:Template index/Disputes

Disputed factual accuracy

See also: Category:Dispute templates

• Boxes:
  • {{Disputed}} For disputing entire article
  • {{Dispute about|what}} For disputing part of an article
  • {{Disputed section}} For disputing a section in an article
  • {{Disputed tag}} For disputing recent promotions or amendments of policies and guidelines
  • {{Under discussion}} For use on project pages (e.g., policies and guidelines), not on articles

• Inline:
  • {{Dubious}}, and {{Disputed inline}} Statement
  • {{Under discussion inline}} Statements on project pages

Both accuracy and POV

• Boxes:
  • {{Controversial}} Talk page

Disputed neutrality (POV)

See also: Category:Neutrality templates

• Boxes:
  • {{POV}} Article, {{POV section}} Section
  • {{POV map}} Map

• Inline:
  • {{Unbalanced opinion}} Statement
  • {{POV statement}} Statement