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This templates transcludes current events on specified topics from the daily subpages of Portal:Current events. It is intended for use in the "In the news" sections of Portals.
Usage
{{Transclude selected current events | <search pattern 1> | ... | <search pattern n> | not1= | ... | notn= | days= | max= | none= | dates= | more= |header= |footer= }}
- Basic
{{Transclude selected current events| search pattern }}- Multiple search patterns
{{Transclude selected current events| search pattern | second search pattern | third search pattern }}- Add as many search patterns as needed
- With patterns to exclude items
{{Transclude selected current events| search pattern | not=search pattern to exclude from results }}- Add additional search patterns to exclude items from results using
|not2=,|not3=, etc. - As a portal component which only displays when news items are found
{{Transclude selected current events| header= header template | footer= footer template | other parameters }}- As a suggestion generator, e.g. on the portal talk page
{{Transclude selected current events| wikitext=yes | other parameters }}
Parameters
|1=,|2=,|3=...- Search patterns for items
|not1=,|not2=,|not3=...- Search patterns for excluding items
|days=- Number of days to search through for current events (counting backwards from the current day); default is
30(nb. you may find large numbers equal to several years won't work for technical reasons). |max=- Maximum number of items to display; default is
6 |wikitext=- Set to
yesto display the wikitext of the items, e.g. when using this template just to generate suggestions |none=- Wikitext to display if no matching items are found; default is "No recent news"
|dates=- Set to
mdyto use MDY-formatted dates (e.g. Dec 18, 2025 rather than 18 Dec 2025) |more=- Wikitext to show at the bottom of the list; OR
- Set to
yesto show More current events... link at the bottom of the list |header=- Wikitext to show above the items; typically
{{Box-header}}or{{Box-header colour}}or similar (with appropriate parameters filled in) - If set, this template only displays output when items are found (overriding
|more=if set) |footer=- Wikitext to show below the items; defaults to
{{Box-footer}} - Can only be used in conjunction with
|header=
Search patterns
Search patterns are Lua patterns, which are similar to regular expressions. This means that ^$()%.[]*+-? characters have special meaning, such as . matching any character. To search for those characters themselves, they need to be escaped by prefixing a %
For piped links, both the target article name as well as the displayed text are searched for matches. External links are not searched for matches.
Tip: To make a letter in a search pattern case-insensitive, put both the upper-case and lowercase letter inside square-brackets, i.e. [Aa]pple will match both An apple is... and Apples are....
Examples
Europe
{{Transclude selected current events|Europe}}
- 16 December 2025 – 2025 Honduran general election
- Honduran president Xiomara Castro announces that she will denounce an alleged "electoral coup" to the European Union, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations, accusing U.S. president Donald Trump of "interference". (The Guardian) (Reuters)
- 13 December 2025 – War on drugs
- Spanish authorities dismantle a drug-trafficking network that uses helicopters to transport large quantities of hashish from Morocco into southern Spain, arresting six suspects in a joint operation involving several European countries. (AFP via Arab News)
- 13 December 2025 – Islamic terrorism in Europe
- Munich police arrest five men, including three Moroccans, one Egyptian, and one Syrian of allegedly planning to attack a Christmas market in Dingolfing, Bavaria, Germany. (DW)
- 11 December 2025 – Hijab and burqa controversies in Europe
- Austria passes a law banning hijabs and burqas being worn in schools by girls aged under 14. (BBC News)
- 5 December 2025 –
- The European Union fines social media platform X €120 million (US$140 million) for breaching the Digital Services Act. (DW)
- 4 December 2025 – Eurovision Song Contest 2026
- Ireland, Slovenia, Spain, and the Netherlands announce they will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed Israel's participation. (BBC News)
Europe (as portal component that is only displayed when there is news; limited to a maximum of 4 items)
{{Transclude selected current events|Europe|header={{Box-header color|In the news}}|max=4}}
In the news
- 16 December 2025 – 2025 Honduran general election
- Honduran president Xiomara Castro announces that she will denounce an alleged "electoral coup" to the European Union, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations, accusing U.S. president Donald Trump of "interference". (The Guardian) (Reuters)
- 13 December 2025 – War on drugs
- Spanish authorities dismantle a drug-trafficking network that uses helicopters to transport large quantities of hashish from Morocco into southern Spain, arresting six suspects in a joint operation involving several European countries. (AFP via Arab News)
- 13 December 2025 – Islamic terrorism in Europe
- Munich police arrest five men, including three Moroccans, one Egyptian, and one Syrian of allegedly planning to attack a Christmas market in Dingolfing, Bavaria, Germany. (DW)
- 11 December 2025 – Hijab and burqa controversies in Europe
- Austria passes a law banning hijabs and burqas being worn in schools by girls aged under 14. (BBC News)
United Kingdom
{{Transclude selected current events|United Kingdom}}
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Europe OR United Kingdom
{{Transclude selected current events|Europe|United Kingdom}}
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Europe AND United Kingdom
{{Transclude selected current events|Europe.*United Kingdom|United Kingdom.*Europe|days=10}}
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No recent news |
United Kingdom AND NOT Australia
{{Transclude selected current events|United Kingdom|not=Australia}}
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SomethingWithNoMatches
{{Transclude selected current events|SomethingWithNoMatches}}
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No recent news |
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See also
- {{Template cache}} – companion template
