Template:Chronological/doc

Purpose

The purpose of this template is to notify editors that the article or section within the article may describe a sequence of events in an ambiguous, backward, or otherwise incorrect order of occurrence.

This template is a wrapper for {{Ambox}}.

Tracking categories

This template places articles in subcategories of Category:Articles in incorrect chronological order.

Usage

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

TemplateData for Chronological

Creates an article message box to indicate that the article or section chronology is ambiguous or out of order.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
sect	sect 1 section	Whether the template applies to section instead of article Example yes	String	optional
small	small	Whether the box is displayed as a small box on the left or full width. Default no Example left, no	Line	optional
talk	talk	Talk page section	Line	optional
date	date	Date template was added. Example February 2016	Line	suggested

Example

Markup	Renders as
{{Chronological|date=October 2026}}
{{Chronological|sect=yes|date=October 2026}}
{{Chronological|section|date=October 2026}}