Wikipedia:Template index/Category namespace

These notes are generally placed on top ofcategory pages.

For notes about the deletion and renaming of categories, seeWikipedia:Template messages/Deletion.

Additional templates for category pages can be found inCategory:Category namespace templatesand its subcategories.

Table of contents templates

For moretable of contentstemplates, seeWikipedia:Template messages/Compact tables of contents.

What to type	What it makes
{{category TOC}} Talk

Special types of categories

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{{set category}} Talk,links	This is aset category.It should only contain pages that are{{{1}}}orlists of {{{1}}},as well assubcategoriescontaining those things (themselves set categories). Topics about {{{1}}} in general should be placed in relevanttopic categories.
{{container category}} Talk,links	This is acontainer category.Due to its scope, it should containonlysubcategories.
{{File category}} Talk,links	This category contains files To place a file in thiscategory,add the tag{{[[Template:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]}}to theLicensingsection of the file's description page. If you are not sure which category a file belongs to, consult "Wikipedia:File copyright tags".If this category is very large,please consider placing your file in a new or existing subcategory.
{{Maintenance category}} Talk,list	This is amaintenancecategory,used formaintenance of the Wikipedia project.It is not part of the encyclopedia and containsnon-article pages,or groups articles by status rather than subject. Do not include this category in content categories.
{{possibly empty category}} Talk,list	Administrators: Please do not delete this category as empty! This category may be empty occasionally or even most of the time.
{{category disambiguation|SOMECAT}} Talk,list	This category is not in use because it has an ambiguous title. Note:This category page should be empty. All entries should be recategorized under one of the above categories or an appropriate subcategory. {{Category disambiguation}}has the following issues: Should specify at least 2 categories.
{{category redirect|othercategory}} Talk	This category is located atCategory:othercategory. Note:This category should be empty. The followingcategoriesare used to track and monitor this redirect: From a cross-project redirect:This is asoft redirectthat is used as a connection to other Wikimedia projects. AWikidataelement is linked to this page: Wikipedia:Template messages/Category namespace(Q15869195). See theinstructionsfor more information. Administrators:If this category name is unlikely to be entered on new pages, and allincoming linkshave been cleaned up,click here to delete.
{{cat exp|text includinglinks}} Talk	Thiscategoryis for text includinglinks.

"See also" templates

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{{cat main}} Talk	The main article for thiscategoryisTemplate index/Category namespace.
{{cat more|Article}} Talk	For more information, seeArticle.
{{birth category header|123|4}} Talk	see e.g.Category:1234 births
{{birthdecade|12|3|13th}} Talk	see e.g.Category:1230s births
{{birthsInCentury|13th|12|13|12th|14th}} Talk	see e.g.Category:13th-century births
{{bookdecade|12|3|13th}} Talk	see e.g.Category:1350s books
{{booksInCentury|13th|12|13|12th|14th}} Talk	see e.g.Category:14th-century books
{{bookyr|123|4}} Talk	see e.g.Category:1353 books
{{death category header}} Talk	see e.g.Category:1234 deaths
{{death decade|12|3|13th}} Talk	see e.g.Category:1230s deaths
{{deathsInCentury}} Talk	see e.g.Category:13th-century deaths
{{law by year|1911|20th}} Talk	see e.g.Category:1911 in law
{{playdecade}} Talk,list	see e.g.Category:2010s plays
{{playsInCentury}} Talk,list	see e.g.Category:21st-century plays
{{playyr}} Talk,list	see e.g.Category:2011 plays
{{sportsyearcat}} Talk	see e.g.Category:2011 in sports
{{workdecade}} Talk,list	see e.g.Category:2010s works
{{worksInCentury}} Talk,list	see e.g.Category:21st-century works
{{workyr}} Talk,list	see e.g.Category:2011 works

Category maintenance templates

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{{cleanup}} Talk,list,category
{{cfdnotice|SOMECAT}} Talk,list
{{category diffuse}} Talk,links	Pages in this categoryshould be moved to subcategories where applicable.This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large. It should directly contain very few, if any, pages and should mainly contain subcategories.
{{overpopulated category}} talk	This category isoverpopulated.It is suggested that the contents of the category besubcategorized.
{{subjective category}} Talk	This categorymay inappropriately label persons.SeeWikipedia:CategorizationandWP:BLPCATfor advice on how to apply categorization to articles relating to people. See also the policy atWikipedia:Categorizing articles about peopleregarding categorization byethnicity,gender,religion,sexuality,ordisability. Unlike others, this note is placed at thebottomof the category page See also: Wikipedia:BLPCAT Wikipedia:Categorizing articles about people
{{categorization of people disputed}} Talk	Theinclusion of certain people in this category isdisputed.Please see the relevant discussions on the talk pages of those individual articles. Consider rewording the inclusion criteria of this category if they are unclear. See also the guidelines atWP:BLPCATandWikipedia:Categorizing articles about people.(September 2024) See also: Wikipedia:BLPCAT Wikipedia:Categorizing articles about people
{{uncategorized}} Talk,list,category	Place this at thebottomof an uncategorized article/category if you are unsure of which categories apply.