Alex: Created page with "{{documentation}} __NOTOC__ The '''RefDate''' template is used for adding a red asterisk to references when they become unverified for a certain period of time (see examples). Its primary use is for citation templates. See the references and citations style guide for more information. ==Usage==

{{RefDate|{{{date|}}}|alternate duration}}

===First input=== This is set above as

{{{date|}}}
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The '''RefDate''' template is used for adding a red asterisk to references when they become unverified for a certain period of time (see examples). Its primary use is for citation templates. See [[RuneScape:Style guide/References and citations|the references and citations style guide]] for more information.



==Usage==

<pre>{{RefDate|{{{date|}}}|alternate duration}}</pre>



===First input===

This is set above as <code><nowiki>{{{date|}}}</nowiki></code> intentionally. All current citation templates use the input <code>date=<nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki></code> as the date of last verification, so this should be used as the input. If the template uses a different named input, use that name instead.



===Second input===

Optional - specifies the number of days the template should wait before displaying the asterisk. Defaults to 90 days. Some areas of the ''RuneScape'' website changes less often than other areas (for example, the Forums are a lot more dynamic than the Game Guide).



==Examples==

''Note - the following are static examples''



;If the first input does not exist - a date has not been given.

[[RuneScape:Citations|<span class="outdate-ref" style="color:red; font-size:larger;" title="This reference has not been verified - It may be outdated. Click for more information.">*</span>]]



[[:Category:References that need verification]] is added.



;If the first input is a date of over 180 days ago

[[RuneScape:Citations|<span class="outdate-ref" style="color:red; font-size:larger;" title="This reference has not been verified for over 180 days - It may be outdated. Click for more information.">*</span>]]



[[:Category:References that need verification]] is added, and is sorted by the date given. Note the difference in hover text between this and the above examples.



==Customisation==

The asterisk is given the class <code>outdate-ref</code>. This can be used to customise the colour and behaviour of the asterisk. Some examples:



Add to [[Special:MyPage/common.css|this page]]:



*Make the asterisk green instead of red:

<pre>.outdate-ref {color:green !important;}</pre>

*Hide all outdated-reference asterisks:

<pre>.outdate-ref {display:none !important;}</pre>



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