Template:Template category
![]() | The pages listed in this category are templates.
This page is part of Wikipedia's administration and not part of the encyclopedia.
Further template category notes
This category contains pages in the template namespace. It should not be used to categorize articles or pages in other namespaces. To add a template to this category:
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The {{template category}} template should be placed at the top of categories that contain only template pages and their related subcategories.
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Usage[change source]
Full syntax[change source]
{{template category |topic= |description= |type= |help= |container= }}
Parameters[change source]
The following optional parameters may be used:
- topic
- Adds the default description "Templates relating to topic." — where topic is usually a wikilink to the main article associated with the category (e.g. United States for the Category:United States templates). See Example 1, and Example 2 below.
- description
- Use this if a customised description is needed, instead of (or, if topic also used, to follow) the default description above. See Example 2, Example 3, and Example 4 below.
- type
- Adds a note as to which type of template the category (but not necessarily its subcategories) is meant to contain. See Example 1, Example 2, and Example 4 below. Currently, setting type to one of eleven values produces a preset note. The values are:
function · infobox · meta · navbox · stub · timeline · userbox
- If type is set to something other than one of these values, the default message: "The pages listed in this category are templates." appears.
- help
- Use this to provide customised instructions rather than the default explanation as to how to add a template to the category.
- container
- Use this for container categories by adding
|container=yes
to the template. The message: "Do not add templates to this category: instead, use the appropriate sub-category." will appear. See Example 3 below.
Examples[change source]
Example 1[change source]
{{template category |type = navbox |topic = the [[United States]] }}
![]() | Navbox templates relating to the United States. The pages listed in this category are meant to be navigation templates.
Further template category notes
This category contains pages in the template namespace. It should not be used to categorize articles or pages in other namespaces. To add a template to this category:
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Example 2[change source]
{{template category |type = navbox |topic = [[China]] |description = <br /><small>For templates relating specifically to the [[People's Republic of China|People's Republic of China (PRC)]] or the current [[Republic of China|Republic of China (ROC, "Taiwan")]], see, respectively, {{c|People's Republic of China templates}} and {{c|Republic of China (Taiwan) templates}}.</small> }}
![]() | Navbox templates relating to China. For templates relating specifically to the People's Republic of China (PRC) or the current Republic of China (ROC, "Taiwan"), see, respectively, People's Republic of China templates and Republic of China (Taiwan) templates. The pages listed in this category are meant to be navigation templates.
Further template category notes
This category contains pages in the template namespace. It should not be used to categorize articles or pages in other namespaces. To add a template to this category:
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Example 3[change source]
{{template category |description = Here's a ''description'' without a preceding ''topic'' statement. |container = yes }}
![]() | Note: Please do not add templates to this category; instead, use one of its subcategories. Here's a description without a preceding topic statement. The pages listed in this category are templates.
This page is part of Wikipedia's administration and not part of the encyclopedia.
Further template category notes
This category contains pages in the template namespace. It should not be used to categorize articles or pages in other namespaces. To add a template to this category:
|
Example 4[change source]
{{template category |type = external link |description = '''Templates aiding the creation and formatting of external links to [[topic]] databases.''' }}
![]() | Templates aiding the creation and formatting of external links to topic databases. The pages listed in this category are meant to be templates providing external links.
Further template category notes
This category contains pages in the template namespace. It should not be used to categorize articles or pages in other namespaces. To add a template to this category:
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The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Template category/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |