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Instructions for {{Date link}}

Date link
Release details
Premiere broadcast:	Broadcast
Beta release:	Beta release
Premiere:	Premiere
Release date:	Release
Cover date:	Cover

{{date link}}, or {{dl}}, is a template used in infoboxes to autolink date variables. This template is not to be confused with {{d}}, which simply makes a link to a singular date article, like 2008 or 23 November.

Use of the template is very simple.

{{dl|30 November 2024}} (in this instance, the current date) will automatically link to that release date (30 November 2024). It will also set SMW for that page to recognise that release date.

If you do not wish to also call on SMW, please use {{dl/text}} or {{dl/link}}, rather than {{dl}} direct. {{dl/link}} will exclude notes; in all other versions, parentheticals will be retained, and given in small text beside the release date, often, of course, within an infobox. Such an infobox can be seen on the right.

• {{dl|12 November 2016}} => (SMW: 2016-11-12)
• {{dl|9 February 1991}} => (SMW: 1991-02-09)
• {{dl|January 1995}} => (SMW: 1995-01)
• {{dl|2017}} => (SMW: 2017)
• {{dl|30 November 2024}} => (SMW: 2024-11-30)

For cover dates

• {{dl|Spring 2017}} => (SMW: 2017-4.2)

Ranges

• {{dl|16 September 2016 - 1 January 2017}} => (SMW: 2016-09-16 / end date: 2017-01-01)
• {{dl|September 2016 - 1 January 2017}} => (SMW: 2016-09 / end date: 2017-01-01)
• {{dl|September 2016 - 1 January 2017}} => (SMW: 2016-09–2017-01-01)
• {{dl|September 2016-1 January 2017}} => (SMW: 2016-09–2017-01-01)
• {{dl|September-9 December 2017}} => (SMW: 2017-09–2017-12-09)
• {{dl|16 September-9 December 2017}} => (SMW: 2017-09-16–2017-12-09)
• {{dl|1 January - 3 February 2018}} => (SMW: 2018-01-01 / end date: 2018-02-03)
• {{dl|16 December 1994 - February 1995}} => (SMW: 1994-12-16 / end date: 1995-02)
• {{dl|January 2006 - 2007}} => (SMW: 2006-01 / end date: 2007)
• {{dl|2006-January 2007}} => (SMW: 2006 / end date: 2007-01)
• {{dl|11-14 March 1974}} => (SMW: 1974-03-11 / end date: 1974-03-14)
• {{dl|11 - 14 March 1974}} => (SMW: 1974-03-11 / end date: 1974-03-14)

With notes

• {{dl|30 November 2024 (today)}} => (SMW: 2024-11-30)
• {{dl|19 December 1996 (VHS)}} => (SMW: 1996-12-19)
• {{dl|8 March 2010 (AudioGO)}} => (SMW: 2010-03-08)
• {{dl|11 - 14 March 1974 (n)}} => (SMW: 1974-03-11 / end date: 1974-03-14)

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