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This template may be used to mark articles that have counterparts in {{{1}}} Wikipedia that are better than in English Wikipedia. These articles may be improved by translating content from the original {{{1}}}.

Usage

To mark an article, tag it with

{{Expand {{{1}}}|{{{1}}} article title|date=June 2025}}

This template adds articles to the category [[:Category:Articles needing translation from {{{1}}} Wikipedia]]. See #Categorization below.

The template should be placed atop the article page along with other maintenance templates.

Parameters

All parameters are optional:

  • |section=yes – changes notice to "This section may be expanded..." (default: 'article')
  • |date=June 2025 – set by bot if omitted.

Categorization

This template categorizes articles into categories. Basic categorization is into: ⟶ [[:Category:Articles needing translation from {{{1}}} Wikipedia]]. Usage of parameters fa and topic define subcategories.

Topics recognized by Expand language and the categories they are associated with include:

topic code topic name
and category