Template:Autocat

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Explains in a category page which template should be used in pages in order to categorize them there.

Usage

{{Autocat |1= |2= |param= |missing= }}

Template parameters

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<templatedata>JSON</templatedata> ./. {{TemplateBox}}

TemplateData

TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.

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Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either ‎useTemplateData=1 or ‎useTemplateData=only on the ‎/doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. ‎<nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.

Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw ‎<templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.

Discussion
There is an ongoing discussion about that matter. Feel invited to comment if you are experienced in either way, your time permits and if you like to share your opinion or to make a suggestion.

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Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information

Explains in a category page which template should be used in pages in order to categorize them there.

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Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
template	1 template	name of the template that must be used for categorisation	Template	required
value	2 value	value the first parameter (or the specified parameter below) must have for categorisation	String	optional
comment	comment	additional comment displayed in an issue message box (it's now preferable to use the "Cmbox" template separately)	String	deprecated
missing parameter	missing	parameter that must be missing (or empty) for categorisation	String	optional
pages?	ns	when this parameter is set and not empty (this is the default behavior), the displayed notice concerns the insertion of the specified template in pages of normal namespaces (articles, galleries, discussion or documentation pages, etc.) instead of file description pages only when this parameter is explicitly set to an empty value Default 1	String	optional
set parameter	param	name of the parameter that must be set for categorisation Default 1	String	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the Category namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: no user group specified

Relies on:
{{Image template notice}}

See also

{{Mbox}}

Localization

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please edit the template and add a row to the "{{LangSwitch|}}" construct. It takes the form "|xx= Your translation " (xx being the code of your language)

This template employs some extremely complicated or esoteric features of template syntax. Please do not attempt to alter it unless you are certain that you understand the setup and are prepared to repair/revert any consequent collateral damage if the results are unexpected. Any experiments should be conducted in a sandbox or your userspace.