Template:Template category

This category is used for categorizing templates. It should not contain media files or pages outside the template namespace.

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Usage

input	result
{{template category}}	This category is used for categorizing templates. It should not contain media files or pages outside the template namespace.
{{template category |main}}	This is a main category used for categorizing templates. It should only contain subcategories and not templates themselves.
{{template category |tracking}}	This is a tracking category, a category intended to build and maintain a list of pages primarily for the sake of the list itself. Rather than being created for navigation, these categories are used to track templates for various reasons such as to maintain a list of pages that may need to be edited en masse later (e.g. to update deprecated syntaxes), to be used by bots, or to aggregate the members of several subcategories into a larger list.
{{template category |translated}}	This category is for translated templates that should never be used directly as they are only for translation. To place templates in this category add {{translated tag|{{{type}}}}}. All categorization is done through the {{Translated tag}}.
{{template category |description=Wikitext}}	This category is used for categorizing templates. It should not contain media files or pages outside the template namespace. Wikitext
{{template category |category=Wikitext}}	This category is used for categorizing templates. It should not contain media files or pages outside the template namespace.
{{template category |shortcut=CAT:CAT}}	This category is used for categorizing templates. It should not contain media files or pages outside the template namespace. Shortcut :CAT:CAT

• Following shorthand can be used: {{TempCat}}, {{Tcat}}
• The named parameters can be combined as needed.
• The description SHOULD state which template(s) populate the template category, e.g., description=This category is populated by {{tl|name}}.
• {{template category|tracking|category=}} disables the categorization in Template tracking categories.
• {{template category|translated|category=}} disables the categorization determined by the otherwise REQUIRED type parameter:

input	category
{{template category |translated|type=cleanup}}	Media cleanup templates
{{template category |translated|type=documentation}}	Template documentation
{{template category |translated|type=header}}	Header templates
{{template category |translated|type=infobox}}	Infobox templates
{{template category |translated|type=license}}	License tags
{{template category |translated|type=localisation}}	Localisation templates
{{template category |translated|type=location user}}	Location user templates
{{template category |translated|type=marker}}	Marker templates
{{template category |translated|type=navigational}}	Navigational templates
{{template category |translated|type=problem}}	Problem tags
{{template category |translated|type=protecticon}}	Protection templates
{{template category |translated|type=restriction}}	Restriction tags
{{template category |translated|type=source}}	Source templates
{{template category |translated|type=user}}	User templates

Also see {{Local template category}}, {{Global maintenance category}}, {{Local maintenance category}}, and {{Categorise}}.

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Header for categories of general, main, tracking, or various translated template types.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
main switch	1	Unused or one of main, tracking, or translated.	String	optional
shortcut	2 shortcut	Wikilink without square brackets	Page name	optional
description	description	Optional wikitext, e.g., show populating template.	String	suggested
type	type	Shorthands for various translated template categories	String	optional
category	category	Bypass categorization for tracking or translated	String	optional