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== Usage ==
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{{Template redirect|Wikipedia category}}
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This template should be placed at the top of categories used in the maintenance of Wikipedia rather than as part of the encyclopedia – for example, at the top of [[:Category:Wikipedia administration]].
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===Parameters===
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The following descriptions assume the template is [[Wikipedia:Transclusion|transcluded]] on a page in the [[Wikipedia:Category namespace|Category namespace]].
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{{Aligned table
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|col1style=line-height:1.4em;padding-right:1.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;
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|col2style=line-height:1.4em;padding-bottom:0.5em;
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| {{para|shortcut}}
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| Enables a [[WP:Shortcut|shortcut]] to the category to be displayed by the template.<br />Multiple shortcuts are supported: {{para|shortcut1}} up to {{para|shortcut5}}.
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| {{para|tracking|true/yes/on}}
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| Causes the template to add the page (the category) to [[:Category:Tracking categories]] and include a {{tlx|Tracking category}}-style message.{{smallsup|1}}<br />To add a short explanation of the tracking category after the message, use {{para|purpose|<var>Short explanation.</var>}}
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| {{para|hidden|true/yes/on}}
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| Causes the template to hide the page (the category), add it to [[:Category:Hidden categories]] and to include a {{tlx|Hidden category}}-style message. Can only be used if {{para|tracking}} is false since tracking categories are always hidden.
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| {{para|container|false/off}}
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| Causes the template to add the page (the category) to [[:Category:Container categories]] and include a {{tlx|Container category}}-style message.{{smallsup|2}}
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| {{para|empty|false/off}}
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| Include a {{tlx|Possibly empty category}}-style message.<br />To add a short explanation of the empty category after the message, use {{para|empty_text|<var>Short explanation.</var>}}
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| {{para|polluted|false/off}}
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| Exclude categories that legitimately contain pages in both the (Main) [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]] and the user namespace from [[Wikipedia:Database reports/Polluted categories]].
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| {{para|desc}} or {{para|1}} or {{!}} (first [[Help:Template#Parameters|unnamed parameter]])
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| Text supplied will be placed below the template with a boldfaced header of "Description:".<br />(The word "Description" can be replaced by something else, with {{para|alt|Something else}}).
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}}
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{{ublist |style=font-size:95%;padding:0.5em;
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| {{sup|1}} [[:Category:Contents]] categorisation and [[:Category:Tracking categories]] self-categorisation is prevented by setting {{para|tracking_category|true/on}}.
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| {{sup|2}} [[:Category:Container categories]] self-categorisation is prevented by setting {{para|container_category|true/on}}.
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}}
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== Example ==
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{{center|{{big|'''Code'''}}}}
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<pre style="position:relative;bottom:9px;">
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{{Maintenance category
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|shortcut=CAT:WCAT
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|hidden=true
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|tracking=false
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|purpose=This category tracks pages tagged with {{tl|Citation needed}}.<!-- This text will not display since "tracking" is set to "false"-->
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|desc=Category for articles (and other pages, such as portals and mainspace-intended templates) tagged as needing or more citations for verification, using the {{tlx|Citation needed}} template. Does not include discussion pages tagged with {{tlx|Talkfact}}.
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}}
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</pre>
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{{Maintenance category
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|shortcut=CAT:WCAT
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|hidden=true
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|tracking=false
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|purpose=This category tracks pages tagged with {{tl|Citation needed}}.
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|desc=Category for articles (and other pages, such as portals and mainspace-intended templates) tagged as needing or more citations for verification, using the {{tlx|Citation needed}} template. Does not include discussion pages tagged with {{tlx|Talkfact}}.
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|tracking_category=no|container_category=no
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}}
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{{center|{{big|'''Code'''}}}}
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<pre style="position:relative;bottom:9px;">
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{{Maintenance category
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|tracking=true
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|purpose=This category tracks pages that use {{tlx|albumchart|Billboard200}}.
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}}
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</pre>
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{{Maintenance category
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|tracking=true
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|purpose=This category tracks pages that use {{tlx|albumchart|Billboard200}}.
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|tracking_category=no|container_category=no
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}}
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{{center|{{big|'''Code'''}}}}
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<pre style="position:relative;bottom:9px;">
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{{Maintenance category
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|empty=true
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|empty_text =This category is tracking [[academic journal]]s by the {{para|frequency}} parameter of their {{tl|Infobox journal}}.  This category should ideally be empty, but will be populated when non-standard {{para|frequency}} parameters are used.
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}}
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</pre>
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{{Maintenance category
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|empty=true
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|empty_text =This category is tracking [[academic journal]]s by the {{para|frequency}} parameter of their {{tl|Infobox journal}}.  This category should ideally be empty, but will be populated when non-standard {{para|frequency}} parameters are used.
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|tracking_category=no|container_category=no
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}}
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== See also ==
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{{Other category-header templates}}
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<includeonly>{{Sandbox other||
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<!----ADD CATEGORIES BELOW THIS LINE, PLEASE:---->
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[[Category:Category namespace templates]]
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[[Category:Tracking templates]]
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}}</includeonly>

Latest revision as of 13:20, 4 March 2021

Usage

Template:Template redirect

This template should be placed at the top of categories used in the maintenance of Wikipedia rather than as part of the encyclopedia – for example, at the top of Category:Wikipedia administration.

Parameters

The following descriptions assume the template is transcluded on a page in the Category namespace.

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Example

Code
{{Maintenance category
|shortcut=CAT:WCAT
|hidden=true
|tracking=false
|purpose=This category tracks pages tagged with {{tl|Citation needed}}.<!-- This text will not display since "tracking" is set to "false"-->
|desc=Category for articles (and other pages, such as portals and mainspace-intended templates) tagged as needing or more citations for verification, using the {{tlx|Citation needed}} template. Does not include discussion pages tagged with {{tlx|Talkfact}}.
}}


Description: Category for articles (and other pages, such as portals and mainspace-intended templates) tagged as needing or more citations for verification, using the {{Citation needed}} template. Does not include discussion pages tagged with {{Talkfact}}.
Code
{{Maintenance category
|tracking=true
|purpose=This category tracks pages that use {{tlx|albumchart|Billboard200}}.
}}
Code
{{Maintenance category
|empty=true
|empty_text =This category is tracking [[academic journal]]s by the {{para|frequency}} parameter of their {{tl|Infobox journal}}.  This category should ideally be empty, but will be populated when non-standard {{para|frequency}} parameters are used.
}}

See also

Other category-header templates