Template:Time ago/doc

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This template invokes Module:TimeAgo.

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, 365 days, 4 hours, 36 minutes and 42 seconds ago
• {{Time ago|2000-01-01}} → 25 years, 186 days, 22 hours, 47 minutes and 30 seconds ago
• {{Time ago|2000-01-01 13:00}} → 25 years, 186 days, 9 hours, 47 minutes and 30 seconds ago
• {{Time ago|2000-01-01 1:00 PM}} → 25 years, 186 days, 9 hours, 47 minutes and 30 seconds ago
• {{Time ago|Jan 1 2000 1:00 PM}} → 25 years, 186 days, 9 hours, 47 minutes and 30 seconds ago
• {{Time ago|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}}} → 19 days, 8 hours, 5 minutes and 53 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 and 186 days ago
• {{Time ago|2000-01-01 13:00|magnitude=hours}} → 223619 hours ago

Parameters

Indicates the time that has elapsed since a specific date

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
timestamp	1	date and time Example yyyy / yyyy-mm-dd / yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm / yyyy-mm-dd h:mm AM/PM / Mmm d yyyy h:mm AM/PM	String	required
magnitude	magnitude	to set the scale (unit), the interval is shown Example days	String	optional
min_magnitude	min_magnitude	to shorten the display by removing the time units below the setting Example hours	String	optional