Template:Citation Style documentation/auto-date-format

Automatic date formatting: Citation Style 1 and 2 templates, including this template, automatically render dates in all date parameters (such as |{{SAFESUBST:#if:date|date=}}, |{{SAFESUBST:#if:publication-date|publication-date=}}, |{{SAFESUBST:#if:access-date|access-date=}}, |{{SAFESUBST:#if:archive-date|archive-date=}}, etc.) except for |{{SAFESUBST:#if:orig-date|orig-date=}} in the style specified by the article's {{#if:||}}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:use dmy dates|use dmy dates]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if:||}} or {{#if:||}}{{[[{{#if:|{{{SISTER}}}Template|Template}}:use mdy dates|use mdy dates]]{{#if:||{{{2}}}}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}}}{{#if:||...}}}}{{#if:||}} template. See those templates' documentation for details.