Template:Commons category/doc

"Template:CC" redirects here. For Creative Commons templates, seeCategory:Creative Commons copyright templates.

This template is part ofWikimedia sister projects.

{{Commons category}} links to a "Category:" name in theWikimedia Commonsrepository that corresponds to the article or category. If the Commons category name is misspelled or missing, the link will still appear "blue"even though the link will fail. Check the existence of the category on commons as well as the spelling of names carefully.User:Pi botwill try to correct, or remove, links to non-existent categories. In articles, this template should be placed at the top of the last section on the page. A warning will appear if the Commons link is not on Wikidata.

Usage

{{Commons category}}	–	Fetches the Commons sitelink from Wikidata (where available)
{{Commons category|catname}}	–	Puts link-box connecting titlecatname
{{Commons category|catname|showname}}	–	Puts link-box showing the titleshowname
{{Commons category|catname|position=left}}	–	Floats link-box to the left side, as option to align box to left-margin
{{Commons category|nowrap=yes}}	–	Stops the text of the commons category from wrapping
{{Commons category|lcfirst=yes}}	–	Displays the first letter as lower-case

The two parameterscatnameandshowname(1 & 2) are optional, and are intended for cases where the Commons category name is different from the Wikipedia page name. The first parameter is the name of the corresponding category on the Wikimedia Commons,withoutthe "Category:"prefix. If this first parameter is used, then the template will display the Commons category name, which may be confusing to readers. This text can be overridden by the second parameter, where the Wikipedia page name would typically be used.

For example, on thePolar bearpage,{{Commons category|Ursus maritimus|Polar bears}}produces a link toCommons:Category:Ursus maritimusdisplayed as "Polar bears".

The parameter|position=accepts one value,|position=left,that moves the box to the left side, instead of the default right side. More information may be found atTemplate:Side box.

Location

If using a large, graphical template produces odd layout problems, like the excessive white space shown on the right of this screenshot, then switch to a differentsister template.

NDo not place this template in a section all by itself without floating left.

NDo not place this template in a section containing columns without floating left.

NDo not indent this template with colon (:) or a bullet (*) markup.

In articles, this template should be placed at thetopof the last section on the page. Ondisambiguation pages,this template is usually placed at the top of the page. SeeWikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects#Where to place linksfor more information and alternatives.

In categories, this template should be grouped with other templates at the beginning of the category introduction. This avoids unnecessary white space as any text is floated around the template boxes.

Resolving discrepancies

This template compares locally-defined values against the interwiki links to Commons stored on Wikidata. The discrepancies are highlighted through the addition ofmaintenance categories.Pages can be removed from the tracking categories by correcting the local link; removing misplaced template uses; fixing the sitelinks on Wikidata; or expanding the category system on Commons. Ideally there should be one Commons category link per article, and it should be easy for readers to identify the related content on Commons. Some suggested approaches are:

The link is to a more general topic than the article:

1. Is there a more specific commons category that could be linked to instead?
2. If not, could it be created with images connected to the article?
3. Or if there aren't any images connected to the article on Commons, could the Commons category link be removed?

There are links to multiple commons categories in the article:

1. Could they be replaced by a single Commons category that has the rest as subcategories?
2. Do all of the commons categories still exist?
3. Are they all necessary, or could they be removed?

The Commons category links back to the wrong Wikipedia article:

1. Can you move the sitelink to the Wikidata item for the article?

Tracking categories

Normal categories

• Category:Commons category link from Wikidata(398,760)
• Category:Commons category link is on Wikidata(631,138)

Maintenance categories

• Category:Commons category link is defined as the pagename(1,741)
• Category:Commons category link is locally defined(18,498)
• Category:Commons category link is the pagename(1,112)

TemplateData

This is theTemplateDatafor this template used byTemplateWizard,VisualEditorand other tools.See a monthly parameter usage reportforTemplate:Commons categoryin articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Commons category

This template creates a small box containing a link to a category on Commons. If no value is provided the Commons category value from Wikidata is used, and if none was provided there then the page name is used.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Category name	1	The name of the Commons category this template will link to. If no value is provided the Commons category value from Wikidata is used, and if none was provided there then the page name is used.	String	optional
Displayed text	2	The text that the link will display to the user. If no value is provided it will default to category name or page name, in that order.	String	optional
Position	position	When set to 'left', the template will be positioned on the left side of the page. Otherwise it will default to the right side.	String	optional
nowrap	nowrap	Stops the text of the commons category from wrapping	String	optional
lcfirst	lcfirst	Displays the first letter as lower-case	String	optional

Redirects

• {{C cat}}
• {{Category commons}}
• {{Cc}}
• {{Ccat}}
• {{Commons cat}}
• {{Commonscat}}
• {{Commonscategory}}
• {{Commonsimages cat}}
• {{Wikimedia commons cat}}

See also

• {{Commons}}
• {{Commons-inline}}– shows Commons gallery inline
• {{Commons and category}}– shows Commons box with both gallery and category
• {{Commons and category-inline}}– shows Commons gallery and category inline
• {{Commons category-inline}}– shows Commons category inline
• {{Commons category multi}}– lists up to 6 categories
• {{Sister project links}}– links to allWikimedia sister projects(Wikinews, Wikisource, etc.)
• {{Wikimedia Commons redirect}}– specialized soft redirect template for Commons
• {{Wiki category}}– to link to a gallery hosted on Wikipedia
• mw:Manual:Pywikibot/commonscat.py