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This template is used when an article cites a book as a reference, but lacks details about the specific page or pages being cited.

Usage

{{Page numbers needed|date=August 2026}}

It supports an optional argument, which if specified, replaces the word "article"; for example, {{Page numbers needed|section}} can be used at the beginning of a section, or {{Page numbers needed|list}} can be used at the beginning of a list.

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

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This template is used when an article cites a book as a reference, but lacks details about the specific page or pages being cited.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Affected area	`1`	Text to replace the word "article", e.g. "section" or "list" Example section Auto value `section`	String	optional
Month and year	`date`	The month and year that the template was placed (in full) Example June 2013 Auto value `{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}`	String	suggested

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BLP-specific	{{BLP unreferenced}} {{BLP unreferenced section}} {{BLP primary sources}} {{BLP self-published}} {{BLP sources}} {{BLP sources section}} {{BLP no footnotes}} {{BLP more footnotes needed}} {{BLP one source}}
Topic specific	{{Localist}} {{Media IMDb refimprove}} {{More medical citations needed}} {{More science citations needed}} {{Neologism}} {{Science review}} {{Unreferenced law}} {{Unreferenced medical section}}
Dispute-related	{{Cite check}} {{Cite check section}} {{Content}} {{Disputed}} {{Dispute about}} {{Disputed section}} {{Disputed chem}} {{Disputed list}} {{Disputed map}} {{Expert needed}} {{Hoax}} {{Original research}} {{Original research section}} {{Speculation}} {{Speculation section}} {{Synthesis}} {{Verifiability}} {{Verify sources}}
Citation improvements	{{Citation style}} {{Citations broken}} {{Cleanup bare URLs}} {{Format footnotes}} {{Full citations needed}} {{Ibid}} {{Page numbers improve}} {{Page numbers needed}} {{Parenthetical referencing}} {{Shallow references}}
General advice	Citing sources Reliable sources Maintenance template removal Citation needed Find sources Combining sources Referencing styles

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See also