Template:Transclude selected current events/doc

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This templates transcludes current events on specified topics from the daily subpages of Portal:Current events. It is intended for use in the "In the news" sections of Portals.

Usage[edit]

{{Transclude selected current events | <search pattern 1> | ... | <search pattern n> | not1= | ... | notn= | days= | max= | none= | dates= | more= |header= |footer= }}
Basic
{{Transclude selected current events| search pattern }}
Multiple search patterns
{{Transclude selected current events| search pattern | second search pattern | third search pattern }}
Add as many search patterns as needed
With patterns to exclude items
{{Transclude selected current events| search pattern | not=search pattern to exclude from results }}
Add additional search patterns to exclude items from results using |not2=, |not3=, etc.
As a portal component which only displays when news items are found
{{Transclude selected current events| header= header template | footer= footer template | other parameters }}
As a suggestion generator, e.g. on the portal talk page
{{Transclude selected current events| wikitext=yes | other parameters }}

Parameters[edit]

|1=, |2=, |3= ...
Search patterns for items
|not1=, |not2=, |not3= ...
Search patterns for excluding items
|days=
Number of days to search through for current events (counting backwards from the current day); default is 30 (nb. you may find large numbers equal to several years won't work for technical reasons).
|max=
Maximum number of items to display; default is 6
|wikitext=
Set to yes to display the wikitext of the items, e.g. when using this template just to generate suggestions
|none=
Wikitext to display if no matching items are found; default is "No recent news"
|dates=
Set to mdy to use MDY-formatted dates (e.g. May 12, 2024 rather than 12 May 2024)
|more=
Wikitext to show at the bottom of the list; OR
Set to yes to show More current events... link at the bottom of the list
|header=
Wikitext to show above the items; typically {{Box-header}} or {{Box-header colour}} or similar (with appropriate parameters filled in)
If set, this template only displays output when items are found (overriding |more= if set)
|footer=
Wikitext to show below the items; defaults to {{Box-footer}}
Can only be used in conjunction with |header=

Search patterns[edit]

Search patterns are Lua patterns, which are similar to regular expressions. This means that ^$()%.[]*+-? characters have special meaning, such as . matching any character. To search for those characters themselves, they need to be escaped by prefixing a %

For piped links, both the target article name as well as the displayed text are searched for matches. External links are not searched for matches.

Light bulb iconB Tip: To make a letter in a search pattern case-insensitive, put both the upper-case and lowercase letter inside square-brackets, i.e. [Aa]pple will match both An apple is... and Apples are....

Examples[edit]

Europe

{{Transclude selected current events|Europe}}
10 May 2024 – 2024 Polish farmers' protests
Thousands of protesters march through Warsaw, Poland, against the European Union's environmental regulations. (Euronews)
9 May 2024 –
Bayer Leverkusen breaks Benfica's record of 48 undefeated games in modern European men's club association football. (The Athletic)
8 May 2024 – COVID-19 vaccine
AstraZeneca withdraws its marketing authorizations in Europe and withdraws its COVID-19 vaccines worldwide due to low demand, after finding that the vaccines can very rarely lead to blood clots. (The Telegraph)
4 May 2024 – Terrorism in Germany
German MEP Matthias Ecke is "seriously injured" in Dresden, Germany, in what is suspected to be a politically-motivated attack against the Social Democratic Party of Germany. (Reuters)
17 April 2024 –
Switzerland's Federal Assembly votes to ban public displays of the Nazi swastika. (Reuters)
16 April 2024 –
European Space Agency scientists announce the discovery of Gaia BH3, the second-largest known black hole in the Milky Way. (NOS) (ESA)

Europe (as portal component that is only displayed when there is news; limited to a maximum of 4 items)

{{Transclude selected current events|Europe|header={{Box-header color|In the news}}|max=4}}
In the news
10 May 2024 – 2024 Polish farmers' protests
Thousands of protesters march through Warsaw, Poland, against the European Union's environmental regulations. (Euronews)
9 May 2024 –
Bayer Leverkusen breaks Benfica's record of 48 undefeated games in modern European men's club association football. (The Athletic)
8 May 2024 – COVID-19 vaccine
AstraZeneca withdraws its marketing authorizations in Europe and withdraws its COVID-19 vaccines worldwide due to low demand, after finding that the vaccines can very rarely lead to blood clots. (The Telegraph)
4 May 2024 – Terrorism in Germany
German MEP Matthias Ecke is "seriously injured" in Dresden, Germany, in what is suspected to be a politically-motivated attack against the Social Democratic Party of Germany. (Reuters)

United Kingdom

{{Transclude selected current events|United Kingdom}}
8 May 2024 – Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation
British Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke defects to the opposition Labour Party, citing the Sunak government's failure to stop the English Channel migrant crisis. (Reuters)
3 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promises £3 billion of annual military aid to Ukraine for "as long as it takes." (Reuters)
2 May 2024 – 2024 United Kingdom local elections
The United Kingdom holds local elections, as well as a parliamentary by-election in the Blackpool South constituency. The Labour Party wins most councils. (BBC News)
1 May 2024 – Rwanda asylum plan
British authorities begin detaining migrants ahead of deportation flights to Rwanda. (Reuters)
Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris announces the deployment of 100 police officers to the border with Northern Ireland amid fears that thousands of migrants might flee the UK in order to avoid deportation to Rwanda. Ireland also declares the United Kingdom a "safe country" so that asylum seekers can be deported back to the UK. (The Telegraph) (BBC News)
30 April 2024 – 2024 Hainault sword attack
A man attacks people with a sword after crashing a car into a house in Hainault, London, England, United Kingdom, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four other people, including two police officers. (BBC News) (The New York Times)

Europe OR United Kingdom

{{Transclude selected current events|Europe|United Kingdom}}
10 May 2024 – 2024 Polish farmers' protests
Thousands of protesters march through Warsaw, Poland, against the European Union's environmental regulations. (Euronews)
9 May 2024 –
Bayer Leverkusen breaks Benfica's record of 48 undefeated games in modern European men's club association football. (The Athletic)
8 May 2024 – COVID-19 vaccine
AstraZeneca withdraws its marketing authorizations in Europe and withdraws its COVID-19 vaccines worldwide due to low demand, after finding that the vaccines can very rarely lead to blood clots. (The Telegraph)
8 May 2024 – Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation
British Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke defects to the opposition Labour Party, citing the Sunak government's failure to stop the English Channel migrant crisis. (Reuters)
4 May 2024 – Terrorism in Germany
German MEP Matthias Ecke is "seriously injured" in Dresden, Germany, in what is suspected to be a politically-motivated attack against the Social Democratic Party of Germany. (Reuters)
3 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promises £3 billion of annual military aid to Ukraine for "as long as it takes." (Reuters)

Europe AND United Kingdom

{{Transclude selected current events|Europe.*United Kingdom|United Kingdom.*Europe|days=10}}

No recent news

United Kingdom AND NOT Australia

{{Transclude selected current events|United Kingdom|not=Australia}}
8 May 2024 – Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation
British Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke defects to the opposition Labour Party, citing the Sunak government's failure to stop the English Channel migrant crisis. (Reuters)
3 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promises £3 billion of annual military aid to Ukraine for "as long as it takes." (Reuters)
2 May 2024 – 2024 United Kingdom local elections
The United Kingdom holds local elections, as well as a parliamentary by-election in the Blackpool South constituency. The Labour Party wins most councils. (BBC News)
1 May 2024 – Rwanda asylum plan
British authorities begin detaining migrants ahead of deportation flights to Rwanda. (Reuters)
Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris announces the deployment of 100 police officers to the border with Northern Ireland amid fears that thousands of migrants might flee the UK in order to avoid deportation to Rwanda. Ireland also declares the United Kingdom a "safe country" so that asylum seekers can be deported back to the UK. (The Telegraph) (BBC News)
30 April 2024 – 2024 Hainault sword attack
A man attacks people with a sword after crashing a car into a house in Hainault, London, England, United Kingdom, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four other people, including two police officers. (BBC News) (The New York Times)

SomethingWithNoMatches

{{Transclude selected current events|SomethingWithNoMatches}}

No recent news

TemplateData[edit]

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TemplateData for Transclude selected current events

This templates transcludes current events on specified topics from the daily subpages of Portal:Current Events. Can use Lua search patterns.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Search Pattern (unnamed)1

Pattern to search for (multiple instances separated with pipes)

Default
(empty)
Example
Europe.*United Kingdom
Stringrequired
Notnot

Pattern to exclude (multiple instances use notX)

Default
(empty)
Example
not=Africa, not2=Asia
Stringoptional
Daysdays

Number of days back to search (from today)

Default
30
Example
days=45
Datesuggested
Maxmax

Maximum number of values to display

Default
6
Example
max=10
Numberoptional
Nonenone

Wikitext to display if no results found

Default
No recent news
Example
none='''Oops.''' Nothing found.
Contentoptional
Datesdates

Set date format to use MDY instead of DMY

Default
(empty)
Example
dates=mdy
Stringoptional
Moremore

Wikitext for bottom of listing

Default
(empty)
Example
more=[[/currentevents|See more]], more=yes
Contentoptional

See also[edit]