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Displays a list of a bunch of backlogs. Internally, uses {{tl|BacklogCount}} to generate each link.
 
Displays a list of a bunch of backlogs. Internally, uses {{tl|BacklogCount}} to generate each link.
 
== Bugs and limitations ==
 
== Bugs and limitations ==
* Items which count dated maintenance categories call [[Template:Dated maintenance category count]], which counts a fixed number of months back from the present.  As of September 5, 2020, that number was 60 months.  Each monthly category that is checked counts against Wikipedia's [[WP:EXPENSIVE|Expensive parser function count]] limit of 500. As of September 5, 2020, this template counts the following dated maintenance categories going back 5 years:
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* Most categories are counted.  Each counted category counts against Wikipedia's [[WP:EXPENSIVE|Expensive parser function count]] limit of 500.
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* Items which count '''dated maintenance categories''' call [[Template:Dated maintenance category count]], which counts the last 60 months of categories, resulting in 61 expensive parser function calls for each dated maintenance category.
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* The following dated maintenance categories are counted:
 
:*[[:Category:BLP articles lacking sources]]
 
:*[[:Category:BLP articles lacking sources]]
 
:*[[:Category:Wikipedia external links cleanup]]
 
:*[[:Category:Wikipedia external links cleanup]]

Revision as of 01:05, 6 September 2020

Usage

Displays a list of a bunch of backlogs. Internally, uses {{BacklogCount}} to generate each link.

Bugs and limitations

  • Most categories are counted. Each counted category counts against Wikipedia's Expensive parser function count limit of 500.
  • Items which count dated maintenance categories call Template:Dated maintenance category count, which counts the last 60 months of categories, resulting in 61 expensive parser function calls for each dated maintenance category.
  • The following dated maintenance categories are counted:

See also