Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox

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:

If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add
[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]
to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add
<noinclude>[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]</noinclude>
to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.

This is the template sandbox page for Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category (diff).
See also the companion subpage for test cases.

Template documentation[view] [edit] [history] [purge]

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.

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Usage[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]

Syntax[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]

Basic

{{Template category
|description=
}}

Basic topical

Syntax of {{Template category}}
No type	Navbox	Sidebar	Stub
{{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.

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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:

If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add
[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]
to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add
<noinclude>[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]</noinclude>
to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.

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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.

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{{Template category
| topic = the [[United States]]
| onright = {{Commons category|United States|the United States}}{{Portal|United States}}
}}

Ghyuap a̱si̱ Lua: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal')

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:

If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add
[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]
to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add
<noinclude>[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]</noinclude>
to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.

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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.

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{{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:

If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add
[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]
to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add
<noinclude>[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]</noinclude>
to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.

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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.

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{{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:

If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add
[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]
to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add
<noinclude>[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]</noinclude>
to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.

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An alternative to using container is to place {{Container category}} after the {{Template category}} template:

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{{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:

If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add
[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]
to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add
<noinclude>[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]</noinclude>
to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.

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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).

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{{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:

If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add
[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]
to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add
<noinclude>[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]</noinclude>
to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.

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{{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:

If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add
[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]
to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add
<noinclude>[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]</noinclude>
to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.

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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.

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{{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:

If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add
[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]
to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add
<noinclude>[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]</noinclude>
to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.

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{{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:

If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add
[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]
to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add
<noinclude>[[Ta‌̱mpi‌̱let:Template category/sandbox]]</noinclude>
to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.

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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):

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{{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.

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To omit the default instructions, set help to no:

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{{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.

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Tracking category[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]

Uses with a topic or description parameter are tracked:

Category:Template:Template category with no topic or description (0)

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.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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

Usage[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]

Syntax[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]

Parameters and examples[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]

onright[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]

type[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]

container[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]

topic[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]

description[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]

help[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]

Tracking category[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]

TemplateData[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]

See also[jhyuk a̱tyin ka]