Template:No plot

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All works of fiction should have a plot summary.

• This template will categorise tagged articles into Category:Wikipedia articles without plot summaries.
• This template is a self-reference.
• This template should not be substituted.

Usage

Create a section called "Plot" and place {{No plot|date=January 2025}} in it.

This template can refer to a section (or another article part), instead of the default article, like this: {{No plot|section|date=January 2025}}.

If the article is missing multiple plot summaries, use |plural=yes.

No description.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and Year	date	no description Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Date	suggested

Redirects

• {{Plot needed}}
• {{Plot summary needed}}
• {{Needs plot}}

See also

• {{All plot}}, if an article consists entirely or almost entirely of a plot summary
• {{Hook}}, if a plot summary is more like a listings magazine hook, or a jacket blurb from a novel.
• {{No plot}}, if no plot summary exists
• {{More plot}}, if plot summary is insufficient
• {{Long plot}}, if plot summary is too long
• {{In-universe}}
• {{Fiction}}
• Wikipedia:Plot-only description of fictional works
• Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup

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