Template:Countdown

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|22 days ago

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Countdown to date[edit]

  • Only works if date in future
  • Calculates days until an event happens. Takes one unnamed parameter, which is day that event happens. {{Countdown|30}} should countdown the number of days t'll the 30th of the month. If no argument is given, should count how many days ago the month started (Doesn't quite work yet)
  • Optional parameter month=. will calculate date taking into account what month if month equals the current month, or the next month. Month in format of name or number

Bugs[edit]

  • If today is the day its supposed to count to, it doesn't work as supposed to Fixed by putting in outermost else. Don't know why innermost didn't work.
  • Doesn't whine about invalid dates
  • Month pram only works for current and next month
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