Template:Category link/doc

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This template is used on approximately 558,000 pages, or roughly 1% of all pages.
To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

Shortcuts

{{cl}}
{{CL}}
{{categ}}
{{category}}
{{Cat}}

{{Cl|category name}}

{{Cl|Category:category name}}

{{Cl|category name|link text}}

{{Cl|category name|link text|count=yes}}

{{Cl|category name|link text|count=yes|count_type=type}}

{{Cl|category name|link text|count=yes|count_type=type|backlog=backlog threshold}}

{{category link}} or its alias {{cl}} produces a link to a category in a similar fashion to {{Tl}} for a template. For example:

{{Cl|Africa}} produces: Category:Africa

To specify the text used for the link, add it as a second parameter:

{{Cl|Africa|this category}} produces: this category

To add a count of everything in the category, add the |count=yes parameter:

{{Cl|Africa|count=yes}} produces: Category:Africa ( 33 )

If you just want to get a count of pages, files, or subcats, use the |count_type= parameter:

{{Cl|Africa|count=yes|count_type=all}} produces: Category:Africa ( 33 ) (default)

{{Cl|Africa|count=yes|count_type=pages}} produces: Category:Africa ( 5 )

{{Cl|Africa|count=yes|count_type=subcats}} produces: Category:Africa ( 28 )

{{Cl|Africa|count=yes|count_type=files}} produces: Category:Africa ( 0 )

If you want to make counts standout for categories that have a backlog, use |backlog=:

{{Cl|Africa|count=yes|backlog=20}} produces: Category:Africa ( 33 )

{{C}}, which produces output such as: Africa and Afrika
{{Cls}}, which produces output such as: Cat:Africa
{{Clc}}, which produces output such as: Category:Africa (33) and Category:Africa (5)
{{lc}}, which produces output such as: Category:Africa (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
{{lcs}}, which produces output such as Category:Africa(edit talk links history)
{{tl}}, which links produces a link to a template surrounded by template-style double-braces (e.g. {{Africa}}).
Category:Internal category-link templates
Category:Internal link templates
{{Category see also}}

Template	Example output
{{c}}	Example
{{cl}}	Category:Example
{{cls}}	Cat:Example

Template	Example output
{{cconly}}	7
{{clc}}	Category:Example (7)
{{lc}}	Category:Example (edit \| talk \| history \| links \| watch \| logs)
{{lcs}}	Category:Example(edit talk links history)

See also