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an abbreviated format from the "Acceptable date formats" table, provided the day and month elements are in the same order as in dates in the article body; the format expected in the citation style being used (but all-numeric date formats other than yyyy-mm-dd must still be avoided).
An alternative method of date auto-formatting - preferably one which incorporates a 'date format' code once in the article, and then uses that throughout (but could be over-ridden by a user's own preferences if that was their choice) - would be far more elegant than the present approach. MarkyMarkD 19:54, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
(Several forms of piped links override the date-formatting function.) Links to date ranges in the same calendar month, such as "[[December 13–17]]" or "the night of [[30/31 May]]" cause autoformatting to fail. The autoformatting mechanism will output such dates in a damaged form: 30/May 31, etc.
Think carefully before changing established date formats of existing articles, especially multiple articles in a particular subject area. Consider whether the proposed change would improve Wikipedia (beyond conforming the articles to your personal preference) and whether editors who have contributed to the article(s) may have reached a consensus to use a particular format.
Automatic date formatting: Citation Style 1 and 2 templates, including this template, automatically render dates in all date parameters (such as |date=, |publication-date=, |access-date=, |archive-date=, etc.) except for |orig-date= in the style specified by the article's {{use dmy dates}} or {{use mdy dates}} template. See those templates ...
No-output templates that indicate the article's established date format and English-language variety, if any (e.g., {{Use dmy dates}}, {{Use Canadian English}}) Banner-type maintenance templates, Dispute and Cleanup templates for article-wide issues that have been flagged (otherwise used at the top of a specific section, after any sectional ...
Note that, according to MOS:DATEUNIFY, dates in citations can be a different format from dates in the text as long as the citation date format is consistent and follows the rules in MOS:DATEUNIFY, even when a dates template specifies a specific article style. Automated date formatting tools generally do not account for this potential difference.
No description. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Year 1 year The year to render in the date Example 1997 Auto value Number suggested Month 2 month The month to render in the date Example January Auto value String suggested Day 3 day The day of the month to format in the date Example 20 Auto value String suggested Hour (HH) 4 hour hh the hour to format ...