Template:More significant coverage/doc

Usage

• {{More significant coverage|date=October 2026}}
• {{Mscn|date=October 2026}}
• {{More significant coverage|section|date=October 2026}}

This template is used on pages that have too many non-significant sources. This template should be used in articles where the subject's notability is received from just mentions rather than full and in-depth citations with significant coverage. This template can be used where the vast majority of the cited sources are just mentions of the subject and do not represent a major addition about the content of the subject. Using this template on a page will add it to the monthly subcategories of Category:Articles needing additional sources with significant coverage if the date is provided.

Do not use this template on articles that contain sources with no significant coverage, instead use {{No significant coverage|date=October 2026}}

Parameters

There are seven optional parameters.

• |date= Specifies the month and year that this template was put in. It helps in identifying when the specified article needed more sources with significant coverage. Use {{More significant coverage|date=October 2026}} to specify the date the template was put in. Otherwise, using {{More significant coverage|{{subst:DATE}}}} will automatically put the current date.

• |small= Specifies the template box to be small and placed on the left. For example, {{More significant coverage|small=left}} produces the below result.

• |1= Replaces the word "article" with the value entered in this parameter. Usable for specificness in the article it is entered in. It can also be written as |(value to be replaced)| without using the "1=". For example, {{More significant coverage|1=biography}} or {{More significant coverage|biography}} produces the below result.

• |talk= Specifies the name of the section in the talk page of the article where relevant discussion about the sourcing problems raised in the template may be found.

• |unsure= Used to indicate articles that may need more significant coverage, if all or most of the citations are not checked because they are too many/too long. Adding any value (including letters, numbers, and special characters) into this parameter will make it work, not just "yes." Setting to "no" does not work, and serves the same purpose as "yes" (or any value).

• |notability= This parameter should be used in articles where more significant coverage is needed, but which are notable and the last sentence of failing notability is not needed.

• |reason= Used to add a reason for adding the template; value entered displays in bold.

TemplateData

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

TemplateData for More significant coverage

This template is used to indicate articles that need more significant coverage.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Specification	1	Replaces the word "article" with the value entered. Used to specify the area of this template.	String	optional
Month and year	date	The month name and year this template was put in. Auto value {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}	Line	suggested
Specify template to be small	small	Set to "left" to make the template smaller and placed on the left. Suggested values left Auto value left	Line	optional
Topic in talk page	talk	Used to state the section header's name in the talk page of the article. Where the discussion of the concerned problems in this template is happening.	String	optional
Unsureness	unsure	Use by adding any letter, number or character into this parameter, if the article has too many or too long citations and most of them have not been checked. Example yes	String	optional
Notable?	notability	Use by adding any value. Removes the last sentence about notability; use in cases where more significant coverage is needed but the subject is notable. Example yes	String	optional
Reason	reason	Use this parameter to add a reason for the adding the template; text displays in bold.	String	optional