Template:Empty section

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Usage

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Empty section

To be placed in sections that are empty, containing neither text nor sub-sections. Before tagging an empty section, consider removing the section heading instead – for example, an empty "Gallery", "See also" or "External links" section can safely be deleted.

{{Empty section}} puts articles into Category:Articles with empty sections and Category:Articles to be expanded.

Common form

{{Empty section|date=April 2024|section= }}

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	date	The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "March 2020" inserts the current month and year automatically. Example January 2013 Auto value March 2020	Line	suggested
Section number	section	The section number to be edited (or whatever the &section= parameter accepts).	String	optional
Make small	small	Anything except left: Uses an in-line default-sized message box. left (default): Uses smaller left-aligned message box designed for the head of sections. (See Template:Ambox/doc.)	String	optional

Format: inline

Test of raw TemplateData output:

To be placed in sections that are empty, containing neither text nor sub-sections. Before tagging an empty section, consider removing the section heading instead – for example, an empty "Gallery", "See also" or "External links" section can safely be deleted., , puts articles into Category:Articles with empty sections and Category:Articles to be expanded.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	date	The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "March 2020" inserts the current month and year automatically. Example January 2013 Auto value March 2020	Line	suggested
Section number	section	The section number to be edited (or whatever the  parameter accepts).	String	optional
Make small	small	Anything except : Uses an in-line default-sized message box., ' (default): Uses smaller left-aligned message box designed for the head of sections. (See Template:Ambox/doc#The small parameters.)	String	optional

Tracking categories

• Category:All articles to be expanded (2)
• Category:All articles with empty sections (2)

Redirects

• {{No content}}

See also

• {{Expand section}}