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#'''all dates to dmy''' – dates in the body of the text as well as in the reference sections are converted to "14 July 1978" or similar.
#'''all dates to mdy''' – as above. dates are converted to "July 14, 1978" or similar.
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#'''body dates to dmy''' – <s>no yyyy-mm-dd dates ("1978-07-14") converted</s> function withdrawn (WM software engine renders date formats automatically)
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In addition, there are the following six modes to convert slash or contracted dates into the desired format:
#'''Del year-in-X dates''' – unlinks the most common 'year-in-X' links▼
#'''Expand ref dates''' – Expand month names within the references section
#'''Expand all dates''' – Expand month names elsewhere within the article
#'''US-slash dates''' – converts dates that use slash or decimal separators in formats commonly used in the USA into '''mdy''' dates ''viz'': <code>mm/dd/yy</code>, <code>mm/dd/yyyy</code>, <code>mm.dd.yy</code> or <code>mm.dd.yyyy</code>
#'''UK-slash dates''' – converts dates that use slash or decimal separators in formats commonly used in the UK, Europe and elsewhere into '''dmy''' dates ''viz'': <code>dd/mm/yy</code>, <code>dd/mm/yyyy</code>, <code>dd.mm.yy</code> or <code>dd.mm.yyyy</code>
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▲#'''Del year-in-X dates''' – unlinks the most common 'year-in-X' links
▲ #'''Big endian ref dates''' – Converts dates into [[Big-endian]] (yyyy-mm-dd) dates within the {{para|date}}, {{para|accessdate}}, {{para|archivedate}} parameters – mainly in references section*
''*'''Note''': In these latter 4 cases, false positives are more likely because the protection mechanism of the script is bypassed, meaning the regex will act on dates in instances other
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