Template:LinkCatIfExists2/doc

This a simple helper template, to be used in other templates. It displays a link to a category if that category exists; otherwise it just displays plaintext in grey, to reduce the visual prominence of the unlinked text.

An optional display text may be added as a second parameter.

Purpose

This template is a variant of {{LinkCatIfExists}}, which does no greying.

The greying was designed to improve the clarity of category header templates such as {{EstcatContinentCentury}} on pages such as Category:11th-century establishments in Asia.

Usage

{{LinkCatIfExists2|CategoryName|OptionalDisplayText}}

Simple usage

{{LinkCatIfExists2|CategoryName}}

Examples:

• {{LinkCatIfExists2|A non-existent category}} → A non-existent category
• {{LinkCatIfExists2|United States}} → United States

With optional display text

{{LinkCatIfExists2|CategoryName|DisplayText}}

Examples:

• {{LinkCatIfExists2|A non-existent category|Foo}} → Foo
• {{LinkCatIfExists2|United States|USA}} → USA

See also

• Template:LinkCatIfExists — same as this, but without greying
• Template:Category see also if exists
• Template:Cat in use, allows checking of whether category is populated
• Template:Link if exists