The {{template category}} template should be placed at the top of categories that contain only template pages and their related subcategories.
Usage
Full syntax
{{template category
|type =
|topic =
|description =
|help =
|container =
}}
Parameters
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:
ambox · campaignbox · conversion · external link · formatting · function
infobox · meta · navbox · navigation · sidebar · 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
Example 1
{{template category
|type = navbox
|topic = the [[United States]]
}}
|
Template braces |
| Navbox templates relating to the United States. |
| 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 include a template in this category, add
[[Template:Template category/doc]]
to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of the template's /doc subpage if such a page exists. Otherwise, add
<noinclude>[[Template:Template category/doc]]</noinclude>
to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the last character of the code. |
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Example 2
{{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>
}}
Example 3
{{template category
|description = Here's a ''description'' without a preceding ''topic'' statement.
|container = yes
}}
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Template braces |
| Here's a description without a preceding topic statement. |
The pages listed in this category are 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. |
| Do not add templates to this category: instead, use the appropriate sub-category. |
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Example 4
{{template category
|type = external link
|description = '''Templates aiding the creation and formatting of external links to [[topic]] databases.'''
}}
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Template braces |
| 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 include a template in this category, add
[[Template:Template category/doc]]
to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of the template's /doc subpage if such a page exists. Otherwise, add
<noinclude>[[Template:Template category/doc]]</noinclude>
to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the last character of the code. |
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See also
- Namespaces
Main: – {{Set category}} • {{Stub category}} • {{Parent-only stub category}} • {{Regional stub category}} File: – {{File template notice}} • {{Media template notice}} Help: – {{Help category}} Portal: – {{Portal category}} Template: – {{Template category}} User: – {{User category}} • {{Sockpuppet category}}
- Maintenance
All – {{All included}} • {{Category diffuse}} • {{Container category}} • {{Distinguished subcategory}} • {{Empty category}} • {{Redirect category}} • {{Very large}} • {{Wikipedia category}}
