Editing Template:Maintenance category/doc (section)

== Usage ==

This template should be placed at the top of categories used in the maintenance of Wikipedia rather than as part of the encyclopedia&nbsp;– for example, at the top of [[:Category:Wikipedia administration]].

===Parameters===
The following descriptions assume the template is [[Wikipedia:Transclusion|transcluded]] on a page in the [[Wikipedia:Category namespace|Category namespace]].

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 | {{para|shortcut}}
 | Enables a [[WP:Shortcut|shortcut]] to the category to be displayed by the template.<br />Multiple shortcuts are supported: {{para|shortcut1}} up to {{para|shortcut5}}.

 | {{para|hidden|true/yes/on}}
 | Causes the template to hide the page (the category), add it to [[:Category:Hidden categories]] and to include a {{tlx|Hidden category}}-style message.

 | {{para|tracking|true/yes/on}}
 | Causes the template to add the page (the category) to [[:Category:Tracking categories]] and include a {{tlx|Tracking category}}-style message.{{smallsup|1}}<br />To add a short explanation of the tracking category after the message, use {{para|purpose|<var>Short explanation.</var>}}

 | {{para|container|false/off}}
 | Causes the template to add the page (the category) to [[:Category:Container categories]] and include a {{tlx|Container category}}-style message.{{smallsup|2}}

 | {{para|desc}} or {{para|1}} or {{!}} (first [[Help:Template#Parameters|unnamed parameter]])
 | Text supplied will be placed below the template with a boldfaced header of "Description:".<br />(The word "Description" can be replaced by something else, with {{para|alt|Something else}}).
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 | {{sup|1}} [[:Category:Contents]] categorisation and [[:Category:Tracking categories]] self-categorisation is prevented by setting {{para|tracking_category|true/on}}.
 | {{sup|2}} [[:Category:Container categories]] self-categorisation is prevented by setting {{para|container_category|true/on}}.
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