Template:Cat main/doc

Usage

This template is for use on Category pages, to refer to the primary article associated with this category, which most of the time, describes the entire set containing the category.

This template is not a replacement for adding a category to the main article. The main article of a category should always have the category set. Furthermore, the main article should always have a space as sort key so that it appears on top of a category. Example: the article Internet should have the category [[Category:Internet| ]].

Normal usage (uses category name for wiki link):

• {{Cat main}} →
  The main article for this category is Cat main/doc.

If the name of the main article is different than the name of the category — for example: if the main article for Category:Interstate 380 in California is Interstate 380 (California) — then you will need to use one parameter to specify the article:

• {{Cat main|Interstate 380 (California)}} →
  The main article for this category is Interstate 380 (California).

Multiple articles

Simply append more articles as additional arguments (up to five):

• {{Cat main|Iowa Highway 1}} results in
  The main article for this category is Iowa Highway 1.
• {{Cat main|Iowa Highway 1|Iowa Highway 2}} results in
  The main articles for this category are Iowa Highway 1 and Iowa Highway 2.
• {{Cat main|Iowa Highway 1|Iowa Highway 2|Iowa Highway 3|Iowa Highway 4|Iowa Highway 5}} results in
  The main articles for this category are Iowa Highway 1, Iowa Highway 2, Iowa Highway 3, Iowa Highway 4 and Iowa Highway 5.

Pages which aren't articles

The template should automatically detect titles being outside the article namespace, but this may also be set manually:

• {{Cat main|AARoads:Maps|article=no}} →
  The main page for this category is AARoads:Maps.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Cat main in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Cat main

<templatedata>{ "description": "Specifies the primary article(s) associated with this category", "params": { "1": { "label": "Article 1", "description": "Name of primary article, if different from category name", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false }, "2": { "label": "Article 2", "description": "Name of second main article", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false }, "3": { "label": "Article 3", "description": "Name of third main article", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false }, "4": { "label": "Article 4", "description": "Name of fourth main article", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false }, "5": { "label": "Article 5", "description": "Name of fifth main article", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false } }, "format": "block" }</templatedata>

Redirects

• {{Category main}}

See also

• {{Topic cat}}