Template:Tracking category

This is a tracking category.
It is used to build and maintain lists of pages, primarily for the lists themselves and their use in article and category maintenance. Please do not remove this notice. This is a hidden category.

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Usage

Basic syntax

Use the basic syntax {{Tracking category}} on a category page to designate it as a tracking category. This template places the category into Category:Tracking categories and Category:Hidden categories, which causes the category to be hidden on its member pages, and produces the following message box on the category page:

This is a tracking category.
It is used to build and maintain lists of pages, primarily for the lists themselves and their use in article and category maintenance. Please do not remove this notice. This is a hidden category.

Note: You do not need to add the __HIDDENCAT__ to the category, the template automatically does that. This template is only to be used on the Category namespace (ns=14).

Full syntax

{{Tracking category|category=}}

Parameters

There are two parameters.

|category=

Used to prevent the addition of Category:Tracking categories and optionally add a different category instead.

The syntax {{Tracking category|category=no}} will prevent a category page from being added to Category:Tracking categories.

The syntax {{Tracking category|category=[[Category:Some other category]]}} will add the category page to Category:Some other category instead of Category:Tracking categories.

|about=

This is where you can add a short message talking about the purpose of the category you are tracking.

The syntax {{Tracking category|about=message}} will add your message in {{Smallcaps}} at the bottom of the banner.

TemplateData

Designates a category as a tracking category and automatically puts it in the hidden category.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Category	category	Used to prevent the addition of Category:Tracking categories and optionally add a different category instead.	String	optional
About	about	Used to add text about why the category exists.	String	optional

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