Template:Time ago
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The Time ago template calculates the amount of time which has passed since a provided timestamp. The result is a string similar to one of the examples below. This template should not be used with "subst" unless you don't want the stamp to change as the user refreshes the page.
Note that due to Wikipedia's caching mechanisms, you may need to purge a page using this template to update the dynamic value.
The result is rounded down. "Month" is defined as 31 days.
Usage
{{Time ago |1= |magnitude= |min_magnitude= |lang= }}
The timestamp can be almost any solid, readable format but to avoid ambiguity mistakes, one of the styles below is preferred.
magnitudeparameter can be set to explicitly use certain unit. Allowed values are:seconds,minutes,hours,days,weeks,monthsandyears.min_magnitudeparameter can be set to use the specified unit or bigger units. Allowed values are:seconds,minutes,hours,days,monthsandyears.
Examples
{{time ago| -83 minutes}}→ 83 minutes ago{{time ago| -334 minutes}}→ 5 hours ago{{time ago|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}}}→ 4 years ago{{time ago| Jan 21, 2001 3:45 PM}}→ 23 years ago{{time ago| Nov 6 2008}}→ 15 years ago{{time ago| Nov 6 2008|magnitude=weeks}}→ 813 weeks ago{{time ago| Nov 6 2008|min_magnitude=days}}→ 15 years ago{{time ago| Nov 6 2008|min_magnitude=years}}→ 15 years ago
Template parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | timestamp | now | required | |
magnitude | set to explicitly use certain unit (seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years) | empty | optional | |
min_magnitude | set to use the specified unit or bigger units (seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years) | empty | optional | |
ago | set to override the default usage of the text "ago" (English-only) | empty | deprecated | |
lang | Use the translation in the given language (language code) instead of the one in user interface language. Useful in other templates. | {{int:lang}} | optional | |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all namespaces
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users
Localization
বাংলা ∙ català ∙ čeština ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ español ∙ français ∙ magyar ∙ 日本語 ∙ македонски ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ português do Brasil ∙ русский ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ 中文
This template makes use of {{Autotranslate}} and the translate extension.
