Template:Template category/doc

{{Template category}} should be placed at the top of categories that contain template pages and their related subcategories.

Usage

Syntax

Basic

{{Template category
|description=
}}

Full

{{Template category
| type = 
| topic = 
| description = 
| ALTTEXT = 
| help = 
}}

Parameters and examples

The template may be used without any parameters.

With no parameters

The pages listed in this category are templates.

This page is an administrative page only, and not to be seen as an article.

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
•  [[Template:Template category/doc]]
• to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. 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 code's last character.

The following, however, may be used to make the template more informative:

type

---

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
• category header
• category heading
• catheader
• cat header
• cathead
• campaignbox
• conversion
• external link
• formatting
• function
• infobox
• module
• meta
• navigation
• navigational
• navbox
• 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 an administrative page only, and not to be seen as an article.

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
•  [[Template:Template category/doc]]
• to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. 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 code's last character.

topic

---

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

topic alone

{{Template category |topic=Battletech}}

Templates relating to Battletech. 

The pages listed in this category are templates.

This page is an administrative page only, and not to be seen as an article.

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
•  [[Template:Template category/doc]]
• to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. 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 code's last character.

type, topic

{{Template category |type=meta |topic=Battletech}}

Templates relating to Battletech. 

The pages listed in this category are meant to be metatemplates.

This page is an administrative page only, and not to be seen as an article.

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
•  [[Template:Template category/doc]]
• to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. 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 code's last character.

description

---

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 = Battletech
| description = <br />{{small|For templates relating specifically to Battletech}}
}}

Navbox templates relating to Battletech. 
For templates relating specifically to Battletech

The pages listed in this category are meant to be navigation templates.

This page is an administrative page only, and not to be seen as an article.

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
•  [[Template:Template category/doc]]
• to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. 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 code's last character.

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 an administrative page only, and not to be seen as an article.

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
•  [[Template:Template category/doc]]
• to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. 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 code's last character.

help

---

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 an administrative page only, and not to be seen as an article.

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 an administrative page only, and not to be seen as an article.

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

Uses with a topic or description parameter are tracked:

• Category:Template:Template category with no topic or description (116)

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools.

TemplateData for Template category

This template is used as a header for category pages that contain templates.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Type	type	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