Template:Cleanup rewrite

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This template should be used on articles which need so much cleanup that rewriting them completely may be necessary to comply with Wikipedia's guidelines on style and content. It is strongly encouraged that the editor adding the tag discuss the issue on the article's talk page, especially if the writing appears superficially acceptable.

Usage

To provide a reason for the needed rewrite, use:

{{Cleanup rewrite|Reason for rewrite|article or section|date=February 2026}}

To mark a section for rewrite without a reason, use:

{{Cleanup rewrite|2=section|date=February 2026}}

To mark an article for rewrite without a reason, use:

{{Cleanup rewrite|date=February 2026}}

This template adds tagged articles to Category:Wikipedia articles needing rewrite.
It should not be subst'd.

Tracking categories

• Category:All articles needing rewrite (0)

Aliases

• Template:Section rewrite
• Also known as... (list of all redirects to this template that may also be used)

See also

• Template:Citation style
• Template:Cleanup list
• Template:Confusing
• Template:Context
• Template:Copy edit
• Template:Fiction
• Template:Globalize
• Template:Notability
• Template:Primary sources
• Template:Rewriting
• Template:Self-contradictory
• Template:Technical
• Template:Tone
• Template:Uncategorized
• Template:Underlinked
• Template:Unreferenced

• Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup

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TemplateData for Cleanup rewrite

Use this cleanup template to indicate that an article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	date	The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically. Example January 2013 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Line	suggested
Reason	1	The reason why the article may need to be rewritten Example it is mostly incomprehensible	String	optional
Section?	section	Enter "yes" here to replace the word "article" with "section". Example yes Auto value yes	Line	optional
Affected area	2	Custom text to replace the word "article" in the template Example section	Line	optional
Make template small	small	Enter "left" here to make the template box small and aligned to the left. Example left Auto value left	Line	optional

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