Template:State/Documentation

Description

The state tag is a multi-use label that states the current condition of the product the article is covering.

Note that the tag should only be removed once the tag is no longer relevant to the product (i.e. product is fully released, not under active development). The tag should also be updated when the state of the product has changed (ex. product has moved from development/Early Access to release state).

Arguments

• state or 1 - prototype, dev, postdev, unknown, unplayable.

• dev is also mapped to synonyms such as Early Access or EA.
• Certain obsolete values are also available but not required to be used. Visually these all work the same as dev, but adds the article to different categories:

1. predev
2. prealpha
3. alpha
4. beta

• 2 - A value added as the second parameter disables adding the article to game related categories. Use e.g. product or non-game to disable the categorization for applications and the like.
• ref - Used only for unknown, unplayable and abandoned states only.

Syntax

{{State|state=}}

Example #1

This product is unreleased but remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.

{{State|dev}}

Example #2

Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.

{{State|postdev}}

Example #3

This product might be abandoned as it has not received an update for a while.

{{State|unknown}}

Example #4

This product was abandoned during development. It is covered here for historical reference.

{{State|abandoned}}

Example #5

This product is no longer playable in any capacity. It is covered here for historical reference.

{{State|unplayable}}