Template:Overview section/doc

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Usage

This template tags an article with an inappropriate overview section. It should be added at the top of the section, as follows:

{{Overview section|date=January 2026}}

This template will auto-categorize tagged articles into Category:Wikipedia articles with inappropriate overview sections, or a dated subcategory thereof.

Do not subst: this template. This template is a self-reference.

TemplateData

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

TemplateData for Overview section

<templatedata> { "description": "Use this cleanup template to tag an article with an inappropriate overview section that should be merged into the introduction.", "format": "inline", "params": { "date": { "label": "Month and year", "description": "The month and year that the template was placed (in full). \"{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}\" inserts the current month and year automatically.", "type": "line", "autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}", "example": "January 2013", "suggested": true }, "fix": { "label": "Fix", "description": "Suggested fix for the issue", "suggestedvalues": [ "merge", "move", "retitle" ], "suggested": true, "default": "Lists all three options." } }, "paramOrder": [ "date", "fix" ] } </templatedata>

Tracking categories

• Category:Wikipedia articles with inappropriate overview sections (0)

See also

• Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup