Ta̱mpi̱let:Template category/doc
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This is a documentation subpage for Ta̱mpi̱let:Template category. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original ta̱mpi̱let page. |
This template is used on many pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
{{Template category}}
should be placed at the top of categories that contain template pages and their related subcategories. This template populates Category:Wikipedia template categories.
Usage
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]Syntax
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]- Basic
{{Template category |description= }}
- Basic topical
No type | Navbox | Sidebar | Stub |
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{{Template category |topic= }} |
{{Template category |type=navbox |topic= }} |
{{Template category |type=sidebar |topic= }} |
{{Template category |type=stub |topic= }} |
- Full
{{Template category | onright = | type = | container = | topic = | description = | ALTTEXT = | help = }}
Parameters and examples
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]The template may be used without any parameters.
With no parameters
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 following, however, may be used to make the template more informative:
onright
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]- Use onright (or rhs) to place right-aligned boxes beside the template such as {{Portal}} (to provide link/s to related portal/s), {{Commons category}} (to provide a link to the same or a similarly-named Commons category), etc. If more than one box is included, ensure the widest one appears first (see example below) otherwise overlapping may occur.
topic, onright
{{Template category | topic = the [[United States]] | onright = {{Commons category|United States|the United States}}{{Portal|United States}} }}
Wukimedia Komon byia̱ nyinyiit shei nkhang ku byia̱ a̱ka̱ta ma̱ng the United States.
Templates relating to the United States. 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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type
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]- Setting type to one of the following values adds a preset note as to which type of template the category (but not necessarily its subcategories) is meant to contain. The values are:
- ambox
- campaignbox
- (category header
- category heading
- catheader
- cat header
- cathead)
- conversion
- external link
- formatting
- function
- infobox
message- meta
- module
- (navigation
- navigational
- navbox)
- sidebar
- stub
- sub
- timeline
- (user
- userbox)
- If type is set to something other than one of these values, the default "The pages listed in this category are templates" note appears unmodified.
type alone
{{Template category |type=sidebar}}
The pages listed in this category are meant to be sidebar 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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container
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]- Set container as true, yes, etc. to identify the category as a container category, i.e. a category meant to contain only subcategories. A note requesting that no templates are added to the template category is then included. The category is automatically added to Category:Container categories.
container alone
{{Template category |container=true}}
Note: Please do not add templates to this category; instead, use one of its subcategories. 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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- An alternative to using container is to place {{Container category}} after the {{Template category}} template:
Ta̱mpi̱let:Braces following Ta̱mpi̱let:Braces
{{Template category | type = ''type'' | topic = ''[[topic]]'' | description = This text supplied by the ''description'' parameter. }} {{Container category}}
Templates relating to topic. This text supplied by the description parameter. The pages listed in this category are meant to be type 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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Ta̱mpi̱let:Container category Ta̱mpi̱let:Hidden end
topic
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]- Use topic to add a default description ending "...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).
topic alone
{{Template category |topic=the [[United States]]}}
Templates relating to the United States. 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:
|
type, topic
{{Template category |type=infobox |topic=the [[United States]]}}
Infobox templates relating to the United States. The pages listed in this category are meant to be infobox 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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description
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]- Use description if a customised description is needed instead of – or, if topic also used, to follow – the default description above.
type, topic, description
{{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 [[Taiwan|Republic of China (ROC, "Taiwan")]], see, respectively, {{c|People's Republic of China templates}} and {{c|Taiwan templates}}.}} }}
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, Ta̱mpi̱let:C and Ta̱mpi̱let:C. The pages listed in this category are meant to be navigation 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:
|
description alone
{{Template category |description=This text is supplied by the ''description'' parameter.}}
This text is supplied by the description parameter. 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:
|
help
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]- Use help to replace the instructions on adding a template to the category (second paragraph of the "Further template category notes" section):
replace help text
{{Template category |help=This text supplied by the ''help'' parameter.}}
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. This text supplied by the help parameter. |
- To omit the default instructions, set help to no:
omit help text
{{Template category |help=no}}
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. |
Tracking category
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]Uses with a topic or description parameter are tracked:
TemplateData
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. Click here to see a monthly parameter usage report for this template based on this TemplateData.
TemplateData for Template category
This template is used as a header for category pages that contain templates.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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onright | onright rhs | no description | Unknown | optional |
type | type | no description | Unknown | optional |
container | container | no description | Unknown | optional |
topic | topic | no description | Unknown | optional |
description | description 1 | no description | Unknown | optional |
ALTTEXT | ALTTEXT | no description | Unknown | optional |
help | help 2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
category | category | no description | Unknown | optional |
See also
[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]Ta̱mpi̱let:Other category-header templates