Template:Cat main/doc

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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.

Normal usage (uses category name for wiki link):

• {{Cat main}} → {{#invoke:Cat main|catMain}}

If the name of the main article is different than the name of the category — for example: if the main article for Category:Dead or Alive is Dead or Alive (series) — then you will need to use one parameter to specify the article:

• {{Cat main|Dead or Alive (series)}} → {{#invoke:Cat main|catMain}}

Multiple articles

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

• {{Cat main|1}} results in {{#invoke:Cat main|catMain}}
• {{Cat main|1|2}} results in {{#invoke:Cat main|catMain}}
• {{Cat main|1|2|3|4|5}} results in {{#invoke:Cat main|catMain}}

Pages which aren't articles

• {{Cat main|WP:WikiProject|article=no}} → {{#invoke:Cat main|catMain}}

TemplateData

<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": "string/wiki-page-name",
   "default": "",
   "required": false
 },
 "2": {
   "label": "Article 2",
   "description": "Name of second main article",
   "type": "string/wiki-page-name",
   "default": "",
   "required": false
 },
 "3": {
   "label": "Article 3",
   "description": "Name of third main article",
   "type": "string/wiki-page-name",
   "default": "",
   "required": false
 },
 "4": {
   "label": "Article 4",
   "description": "Name of fourth main article",
   "type": "string/wiki-page-name",
   "default": "",
   "required": false
 },
 "5": {
   "label": "Article 5",
   "description": "Name of fifth main article",
   "type": "string/wiki-page-name",
   "default": "",
   "required": false
 }

}}</templatedata>

See also

• {{Cat more}}
• {{Category explanation}}
• {{Category main section}}
• {{Main category}}
• {{Hatnote templates documentation}}