Template:Template category/doc

should be placed at the top of categories that contain template pages and their related subcategories. This template populates Category:Wikipedia template categories.

Syntax

 * Basic


 * Basic topical


 * Full

Parameters and examples
The template may be used without any parameters.

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

onright

 * 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.

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 · 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.

container

 * 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.


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

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 (e.g. United States for the Category:United States templates).

description

 * Use description if a customised description is needed instead of – or, if topic also used, to follow – the default description above.



help

 * Use help to replace the instructions on adding a template to the category (second paragraph of the "Further template category notes" section):


 * To omit the default instructions, set help to no:

Tracking category
Uses with a topic or description parameter are tracked:

TemplateData
{	"params": { "onright": { "aliases": [ "rhs" ]		},		"type": {}, "container": {}, "topic": {}, "description": { "aliases": [ "1"			]		},		"ALTTEXT": {}, "help": { "aliases": [ "2"			]		},		"category": {} },	"description": "This template is used as a header for category pages that contain templates." }