Basic syntax

Use the basic syntax {{Tracking category}} on a category page to designate it as a tracking category. This template places the category into Category:Tracking categories and Category:Hidden categories, causes the category to be hidden on its member pages, and produces the following message box on the category page:

Note

This template is only for use in the category namespace (ns=14). Using it on any page in any other namespace will add the page to Category:Pages with templates in the wrong namespace and produce the following error message box on the category page:

Full syntax

{{Tracking category |template= |text= |container= |1= |category= }}

template

Used to add text with the name of the template that populates the tracking category. Do not include "Template:" before the template name.

The syntax {{Tracking category|template=Template name}} produces:

text

Used to add extra text to the template. The text will be shown in the visible (unfolded) part of the template.

The syntax {{Tracking category|text=Extra text goes here.}} produces:

container

Use to further designate the category as a container category.

The syntax {{Tracking category|container=yes}} adds the category page to Category:Container categories and produces:

delete-empty

Used to stop the {{Possibly empty category}} template from being transcluded.

The syntax {{Tracking category|delete-empty=yes}} will removed the banner

unnamed parameter 1

When used with |container=yes, this parameter will add content below the container category message box. When used without |container=yes, this parameter is ignored.

The syntax {{Tracking category|container=yes|This content is added below the container category message box.}} produces:

This content is added below the container category message box.

Due to the current coding of the template this is limited to a single paragraph with SPAN style formatting.

category

Used to prevent the addition of Category:Tracking categories and optionally add a different category instead.

The syntax {{Tracking category|category=no}} will prevent a category page from being added to Category:Tracking categories.

The syntax {{Tracking category|category=[[Category:Some other category]]}} will add the category page to Category:Some other category instead of Category:Tracking categories.

• {{Cmbox}}
• {{Collapse top}} and {{Collapse bottom}}
• {{Category other}}
• {{Single namespace}}