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This template invokes Module:TimeAgo.
It is not ready for use as long as the module miscalculates the duration!
Usage
{{Time ago|timestamp}} or {{Time ago|timestamp|option}}
Replace timestamp with a valid specification of date and/or time,
some are:
- yyyy
- yyyy-mm-dd
- yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm
- yyyy-mm-dd h:mm AM/PM
- Mmm d yyyy h:mm AM/PM
- {{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}
Examples:
{{Time ago|2000}}→24 years, 9 hours, 45 minutes and 47 seconds ago{{Time ago|2000-01-01}}→25 years, 3 weeks, 3 days, 9 hours, 45 minutes and 47 seconds ago{{Time ago|2000-01-01 13:00}}→25 years, 3 weeks, 2 days, 20 hours, 45 minutes and 47 seconds ago{{Time ago|2000-01-01 1:00 PM}}→25 years, 3 weeks, 2 days, 20 hours, 45 minutes and 47 seconds ago{{Time ago|Jan 1 2000 1:00 PM}}→25 years, 3 weeks, 2 days, 20 hours, 45 minutes and 47 seconds ago{{Time ago|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}}}→2 years, 3 weeks, 1 day, 3 hours, 6 minutes and 31 seconds ago
Options:
You can use optional parameters to shorten output:
|magnitude=years/months/days/hours/minutes|min_magnitute=years/months/days/hours/minutes
Examples:
{{Time ago|2000|min_magnitude=years}}→24 years ago{{Time ago|2000-01-01|min_magnitude=days}}→25 years, 3 weeks and 3 days ago{{Time ago|2000-01-01 13:00|magnitude=hours}}→219016 hours ago
Parameters
Indicates the time that has elapsed since a specific date
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| timestamp | 1 | date and time
| String | required |
| magnitude | magnitude | to set the scale (unit), the interval is shown
| String | optional |
| min_magnitude | min_magnitude | to shorten the display by removing the time units below the setting
| String | optional |