 | This template should not be used in citation templates such as Citation Style 1 and Citation Style 2, because it includes markup that will pollute the COinS metadata they produce; see Wikipedia:COinS. |
This tag is used on a link that needs to be improved because it goes to a disambiguation page. The tag is intended to be used only when an editor has tried to fix the link but has not succeeded. Most links to disambiguation pages do not need this tag. The tag links to an explanation of how to fix disambiguation links at Wikipedia:WikiProject Disambiguation/Fixing links.
The tag automatically places the article into Category:Articles with links needing disambiguation. Do not manually add articles to that category.
A date should be added, and will automatically place the article into a monthly subcategory of the above mentioned category. If a date is not added, a bot will do so later.
Usage
[edit][[Article]]{{Disambiguation needed|date=March 2026}} renders:
TemplateData
[edit]TemplateData for Disambiguation needed
This template should only be added to indicate a wikilink that links to a disambiguation page which should be changed to link to a specific page.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | no description | String | optional |
| 2 | 2 | no description | String | optional |
| Date | date | The date this template was added to the page. (Input: Monthname Year) Auto value} } | String | suggested |
Redirects
[edit]- {{Ambiguous link}}
- {{Amblink}}
- {{Disamb-link}}
- {{Disambig needed}}
- {{Disambiguate}}
- {{Needdab}}
See also
[edit]- Wikipedia:Disambiguation
- Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links
- {{Dablinks}}, a top-of-page cleanup template for pages with multiple links to disambiguation pages
- {{Definition}}
- {{Incoming links}}
- {{Which}} – for text which could refer to one of numerous people or items but which is not linked to a disambiguation page.
