Template:Maintenance category
Usage
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.
|shortcut= | Enables a shortcut to the category to be displayed by the template. Multiple shortcuts are supported: |shortcut1= up to |shortcut5=. |
|hidden=true/yes/on | Causes the template to hide the page (the category), add it to Category:Hidden categories and to include a {Hidden category}-style message. |
|tracking=true/yes/on | Causes the template to add the page (the category) to Category:Tracking categories and include a {Tracking category}-style message.1To add a short explanation of the tracking category after the message, use |purpose=Short explanation. |
|container=true/yes/on | Causes the template to add the page (the category) to Category:Container categories and include a {Container category}-style message.2 |
|desc= or |1= or | (first unnamed parameter) | Text supplied will be placed below the template with a boldfaced header of "Description:". (The word "Description" can be replaced by something else, with |alt=Something else). |
- 1 Category:Contents categorisation and Category:Tracking categories self-categorisation is prevented by setting
|tracking_category=false/no/off. - 2 Category:Container categories self-categorisation is prevented by setting
|container_category=false/no/off.
Example
Code
{Maintenance category
|shortcut=CAT:WCAT
|hidden=true
|tracking=true
|purpose=This category tracks pages tagged with {tl|Citation needed}.
|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}.