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Template:Dead end - Wikipedia

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Any breaking changes to this template, including moving it or nominating it for deletion, must be communicated in advance to Twinkle's users and maintainers at Wikipedia talk:Twinkle. The standard installation of Twinkle relies on this template. Thank you.

This template is used by the standard installation of AutoWikiBrowser (AWB). If you are planning to make any major changes to this template, move it, or nominate it for deletion, please notify AWB's users and maintainers beforehand at Wikipedia talk:AWB as a courtesy.

This template should be added to articles which have no internal links. Articles which have some internal links, but are in need of more, should be tagged with {{underlinked}} instead.
An optional parameter can be specified to give other Wikipedians an idea of what general topic this article covers so that they may add links relevant to it.
This template will add pages to Category:Dead-end pages or one of its dated subcategories.
If a parameter is provided such as {{Dead end|date=March 2025}} then the page is put into a by-date category instead. Another way to do this is to paste the following to the page: {{subst:Dead end}} If the date is left out, a bot will add it.
The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste
```
{{Dead end}}
```
to the top of an article. You may also drop it into the top of a section, but please specify the "|section" option to generate the proper template text.
If you subst: this template, the current date will be added to the template.
Please do not include Category pages.
Date tagging syntax: {{Dead end|date=March 2025}} or {{Dead end|section|date=March 2025}}

Finding dead-end articles

Looking for dead-end articles?

Check Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Dead end to find articles tagged with this template. (article transclusions only)
Special:DeadendPages gives the most recent database report.
Wikipedia:Dead-end pages tells you how to help.

TemplateData

Use this template to tag an article as having NO LINKS whatsoever to other articles. If there are any links, do NOT use this template - use {{more links}} instead.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter Description Type Status

Area affected

Parameter	Description	Type	Status
Area affected	`1`	Use this to replace the word "article". For example, if only a particular section has no links. Suggested values `section` `subsection` `article` Example section	String	optional
Date	`date`	The month in which the template was added. Example February 2024	String	optional

1

Use this to replace the word "article". For example, if only a particular section has no links.

Suggested values

section subsection article

Example

section

String

optional

Date

date

The month in which the template was added.