Template:Dts

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Dts stands for Date Table Sorting and is used to correctly sort and display dates in a table when using Help:Sorting.

Contents 1 What it solves 2 Parameters 2.1 Input 2.2 Output 3 Examples

[edit] What it solves

To use Help:Sorting and have it function correctly, dates must be entered in YYYY-MM-DD format. But this does not conform to the Manual of Style for date display and wikilinking.

This template automatically creates the hidden <span style="display:none">1776-07-04</span> for sorting purposes and then displays and wikilinks the date properly like this July 4, 1776, depending on the user's Special:Preferences.

[edit] Parameters

• 1st parameter - Day
  • Day number - 7 or 07
• 2nd parameter - Month
  • Full month name - February or february
  • Abbreviated month name - Feb or feb
  • Month number - 2 or 02
• 3rd parameter - Year
  • Year number - any AD year, leading zeros not required

[edit] Input

{{Dts|4|July|1776}}

[edit] Output

Output sent to table

<span style="display:none">1776-07-04</span> [[July 4]] [[1776]]

Output displayed to user
1776-07-044 July 1776

[edit] Examples

Template syntax	Date rendered
{{dts|4|July|1776}}	1776-07-044 July 1776
{{dts|9|4|1688}}	1688-04-099 April 1688
{{dts|09|04|1688}}	1688-04-0909 April 1688
{{dts|11|7|2007}}	2007-07-1111 July 2007
{{dts|4|june|1776}}	1776-06-044 June 1776
{{dts|11|sep|2001}}	2001-09-1111 September 2001