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Causes the template to add the page (the category) to Category:Container categories and include a {{Container category}} style message. To inhibit self-categorisation, set |container_category=no.
|tracking=true/yes
Causes the template to add the page (the category) to Category:Tracking categories and include a {{Tracking category}} style message. To inhibit self-categorisation, set |tracking_category=no.
|purpose=
To add a short explanation of the tracking category after the message, use |purpose=Short explanation. The |tracking= parameter must be set to true or yes to display.
|desc=
Text supplied will be placed below the template with a boldfaced header of "Description:". The word "Description" can be replaced by something else, using |alt=Something else.
|hidden=true/yes
Causes the template to hide the page (the category), add it to Category:Hidden categories and to include a {{Hidden category}} style message. Using |tracking=false/no or |tracking=true/yes, in addition, will give slightly different messages in the box.
|empty=true/yes
Includes a {{Possibly empty category}} style message. In addition, to add a short explanation of the empty category after the message, use |empty_text=Short explanation.
Enables a shortcut to the category to be displayed by the template. Multiple shortcuts are supported: from |shortcut1=, up to |shortcut5=.
Aliases
The first positional parameter is recognised as an alias for |desc=. If both |desc= and the positional parameter are present, the positional parameter is ignored.
The parameter |1= is recognised as an alias for |desc=. If both |desc= and |1= are present, |1= is ignored.
The parameter |ALTTEXT= is recognised as an alias for |alt=. If both |alt= and |ALTTEXT= are present, |ALTTEXT= is ignored.
The parameter |description= is recognised as an alias for |purpose=. If both |purpose= and |description= are present, |description= is ignored.
The parameter |shortcut1= is recognised as an alias for |shortcut=. If both |shortcut= and |shortcut1= are present, |shortcut1= is ignored.
Examples
Code
{{Maintenance category
|shortcut=CAT:WCAT
|hidden=true
|tracking=false
|purpose=This category tracks pages tagged with {{tl|Citation needed}}.<!-- This text will not display since "tracking" is set to "false"-->
|desc=Category for articles (and other pages, such as portals and mainspace-intended templates) tagged as needing or more citations for verification, using the {{tlx|Citation needed}} template. Does not include discussion pages tagged with {{tlx|Talkfact}}.
}}
This template should only be transcluded in the category namespace(s).
Description: Category for articles (and other pages, such as portals and mainspace-intended templates) tagged as needing or more citations for verification, using the {{Citation needed}} template. Does not include discussion pages tagged with {{Talkfact}}.
Code
{{Maintenance category
|tracking=true
|purpose=This category tracks pages that use {{tlx|albumchart|Billboard200}}.
}}
These categories can be used to track, build and organize lists of pages needing "attention en masse" (for example, pages using deprecated syntax), or that may need to be edited at someone's earliest convenience.
These categories also serve to aggregate members of several lists or sub-categories into a larger, more efficient list (discriminated by classifications).
This template should only be transcluded in the category namespace(s).
Code
{{Maintenance category
|empty=true
|empty_text=This category is tracking [[academic journal]]s by the {{para|frequency}} parameter of their {{tl|Infobox journal}}. This category should ideally be empty, but will be populated when non-standard {{para|frequency}} parameters are used.
|alt='''Alternative text''':
|desc=Usage with the {{para|alt}} parameter.
}}
This template should only be transcluded in the category namespace(s).
Administrators: Please do not delete this category even if it is empty! This category may be empty occasionally or even most of the time. This category is tracking academic journals by the |frequency= parameter of their {{Infobox journal}}. This category should ideally be empty, but will be populated when non-standard |frequency= parameters are used.
This template should only be transcluded in the category namespace(s).
