Template:Empty section

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Usage

To be placed in sections that are empty, containing neither text nor sub-sections. Before tagging an empty section, consider removing the section heading instead - for example, an empty "Gallery" or "External links" section can safely be deleted.

Common form

{{Empty section|date=December 2024|section=}}

• {{Empty section}} puts articles into Category:Articles with empty sections and Category:Articles to be expanded.

Parameters

date

(Optional) If a date parameter is provided, as in the example above, then the page is put into a by-month subcategory instead. If the date is left out, a bot will add it later.

section

(Optional) The section number to be edited (or whatever the &section= parameter accepts).

small

(Optional)

Anything except left = Uses an in-line default-sized message box.

left (default) = Uses smaller left-aligned message box designed for the head of sections. (See Template:Ambox/doc#The small parameters.)

Tracking categories

• Category:All articles to be expanded (0)
• Category:All articles with empty sections (0)

Redirects

• {{No content}}

See also

• {{Expand section}}

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