Elite Dangerous Wiki:Template index/Category namespace

This index is adapted from Wikipedia. Examples and linked guidance may describe its processes; check that each template and its instructions apply here before using it.

These notes are generally placed on top of category pages.

For notes about the deletion and renaming of categories, see Project:Template index/Deletion.

Additional templates for category pages can be found in Category:Category namespace templates and its subcategories.

Table of contents templates

For more table of contents templates, see Project:Template index/Compact tables of contents.

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

Special types of categories

What to type	What it makes
{{Set category}} Talk, links	This is a set category. It should only contain pages that are {{{1}}} or lists of {{{1}}}, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about {{{1}}} in general should be placed in relevant topic categories.
{{Container category}} Talk, links	Template:Container category
{{File category}} Talk, links	Template:File category
{{Maintenance category}} Talk, list	Template:Maintenance category
{{Possibly empty category}} Talk, list	Template:Possibly empty category
{{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	__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__ File:Redirect arrow.svg This category is located at Category:othercategory. File:Symbol information vote.svg Note: This category should be empty. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect: From a cross-project redirect: This is a soft redirect that is used as a connection to other Wikimedia projects. A Wikidata element is linked to this page: [[d:Special:EntityPage/| ()]]. See the instructions for more information. Administrators: If this category name is unlikely to be entered on new pages, and all incoming links have been cleaned up, click here to delete.
{{BLP category}}	This category may contain biographies of living persons. Articles included in this category must contain reliable sources. See Wikipedia:Categorization and WP:BLPCAT for advice on how to apply categorization to articles relating to people. See also the policy at Wikipedia:Categorizing articles about people regarding categorization by ethnicity, gender, religion, sexuality, or disability.
{{Category explanation|text including links}} Talk	This category is for text including links.

"See also" templates

What to type	What it makes
{{Category main article}} Talk	The main article for this category is Template index/Category namespace.
{{Category more|Article}} Talk	Template:Hatnote
{{Year births or deaths category header|123|4}} Talk	see e.g. Category:1234 births
{{Decade births or deaths category header|12|3|13th}} Talk	see e.g. Category:1230s births
{{Century births or deaths category header|13th|12|13|12th|14th}} Talk	see e.g. Category:13th-century births
{{Book decade|12|3|13th}} Talk	see e.g. Category:1350s books
{{Book year|123|4}} Talk	see e.g. Category:1353 books
{{Law by year cat|1911|20th}} Talk	see e.g. Category:1911 in law
{{Play decade}} Talk, list	see e.g. Category:2010s plays
{{PlaysInCentury}} Talk, list	see e.g. Category:21st-century plays
{{Play year}} Talk, list	see e.g. Category:2011 plays
{{Sports year category}} Talk	see e.g. Category:2011 in sports
{{Works decade}} Talk, list	see e.g. Category:2010s works
{{Works year}} Talk, list	see e.g. Category:2011 works

Category maintenance templates

What to type	What it makes
{{Cleanup}} Talk, list, category	Template:Cleanup
{{Cfd main page banner|SOMECAT}} Talk, list
{{Category diffuse}} Talk, links	File:Sub-arrows.svg Pages in this category should 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	Template:Overpopulated category
{{Uncategorized}} Talk, list, category	Template:Uncategorized Place this at the bottom of an uncategorized article/category if you are unsure of which categories apply.

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