Commons:WikiProject Templates/Category scheme

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All pages in the template namespace should be categorized under Category:Commons templates. It is a global/common category (i.e. non-language specific) and is not part of Commons:Category scheme Commons maintenance but a sister category. Both are sub-categories of Category:Commons, the category which contains all project administration/maintenance material and is directly under Category:CommonsRoot (the highest level category on Commons).

Ideally, all templates should be in at least two categories: by namespace and by type. They may fit into more than one of each. Additionally, templates may belong to a "tracking category" (categories used for maintenance rather than navigation) and/or be categorized by subject (which is independent of this category scheme although is laid out below).

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[edit] Templates by type

This is the main template category scheme, meaning there is no "Category:Commons templates by type"—these go directly in Category:Commons templates.

[edit] Licensing/image tags (Bot-dependent)

[edit] Tracking categories

[edit] Templates by namespace

An alternate categorizing system. All templates should also be categorized by type/purpose.

[edit] Templates by subject

Mainly used as a outside category tree for the purpose of grouping related templates and placing them closer to specific subject areas (i.e. categorizing in the subject's image/gallery categories). This is not meant to be a complete third template categorizing system. These are only created as needed by those working in the respective areas. They are created independently of the category system above and are only mentioned here for completeness.

[edit] Templates that shouldn't be categorized

Unfortunately, not every template should be categorized for technical reasons. Any template that is to be preloaded should not contain any categories (or documentation, even transcluded). This is because the noinclude parts and tags are included when the page is preloaded, thus adding the category to every page that is created using the preload. See also mw:Manual:Creating pages with preloaded text and bugzilla:5210. Most of these pages reside outside the template namespace, however, the following templates must stay uncategorized:


[edit] Still needs to be worked out

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