Template:Article category/doc

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

Full syntax


Parameters
The template may be used without any parameters, i.e. as.

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

type

 * Setting type to one of the following values adds a preset note as to which type of article the category (but not necessarily its subcategories) is meant to contain. The values are:
 * article · disambiguation · category header · sub-article · stub · mainspace · base name · set index article · free link · hatnote · reference · shortcut · full title · circular reference · stub · subarticle
 * If type is set to something other than one of these values, the default "The pages listed in this category are articles" note appears unmodified.


 * Further examples of type's output appear in the examples below.

topic

 * Use topic to add a default description ending "...relating to article", 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.



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.

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.


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

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: