Template:Category description
Display one of several predefined category description boxes including navigation links to related categories
Usage
{{Category description |1= }}
The template Category description with its numerous subtemplates can be used on a category page to describe the content of the category and display links to related other categories. It is meant to be used in cases where a number of categories share the same basic description and the same naming scheme, and for each such group of categories, a subtemplate exists. For example, the categories Nature of the canton of Graubünden and Nature of Nitra Region both use the same subtemplate {{Category description/Nature by administrative division}}.
How to use this template on a category page
- Find the subtemplate which fits your category by looking at a similar category or picking it from the full list. The subtemplate names should be self-explaining. If there is no subtemplate that fits your category (yet), please consider to create it.
- Add the line
{{Category description|<subtemplatename>}}at the top of the category page. - Remove all navigation boxes or other content which is redundant to the output of this template.
Template parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Subtemplate to use. A list of available subtemplates can be found here. If there is no subtemplate that fits your category (yet), please consider to create it. | empty | required | |
pagename | Page name (without the “Category:” prefix) of the page for which the description should be displayed. Used only for demonstration purposes, don't set this on an actual category page. | {{PAGENAME}} | optional | |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the Category namespace
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users
Relies on:
Examples
{{Category description|Season by administrative division|pagename=Summer in Sweden}}
renders as:
{{Category description|Taxon by administrative division and month|pagename=Fabales in Lower Austria in June}}
renders as:
See also