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: Dead or Alive (series) is Dead or Alive (franchise) — then you will need to use one parameter to specify the article:

• {{Cat main|Dead or Alive (franchise)}} →
  The main article for this category is Dead or Alive (franchise).

Multiple articles

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

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

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|WP:WikiProject|article=no}} →
  The main page for this category is WP:WikiProject.

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.

TemplateData for Cat main

Specifies the primary article(s) associated with this category

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Article 1	1	Name of primary article, if different from category name	Page name	optional
Article 2	2	Name of second main article	Page name	optional
Article 3	3	Name of third main article	Page name	optional
Article 4	4	Name of fourth main article	Page name	optional
Article 5	5	Name of fifth main article	Page name	optional

Redirects

• {{Category main}}

See also

• {{Topic cat}}