Template:External links inline/doc

This template is used to tag an external link that may not comply with Wikipedia's guideline on external links.

Usage

Place this template after an external link if you feel it may not comply with guideline WP:LINKSTOAVOID, but you are not sure.

See template data for parameters.

TemplateData

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

TemplateData for External links inline

This template should be placed after an external link if you feel it may not comply with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines on external links, but are not sure.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
reason	reason	Text to replace the default hover text with.	String	optional
date	date	The date this tag was added. Format example: June 2016 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	String	required

Notes

This template will add tagged articles to dated subcategories of Category:Wikipedia external links cleanup and to Category:Wikipedia spam cleanup.

See also

• {{External links}} – banner template for tagging articles with many inappropriate links