To include a template in this category, add [[Template:Template category]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of the template's /doc subpage if such a page exists. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Template:Template category]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the last character of the code.
Use this if a customised description is needed, instead of (or, if topic also used, to follow) the default description above. See Example 2, Example 3, and Example 4 below.
type
Adds a note as to which type of template the category (but not necessarily its subcategories) is meant to contain. See Example 1, Example 2, and Example 4 below. Currently, setting type to one of eleven values produces a preset note. The values are:
ambox · campaignbox · conversion · external link · formatting · function infobox · meta · navbox · navigation · sidebar · stub · timeline · userbox
If type is set to something other than one of these values, the default message: "The pages listed in this category are templates." appears.
help
Use this to provide customised instructions rather than the default explanation as to how to add a template to the category.
container
Use this for container categories by adding |container=yes to the template. The message: "Do not add templates to this category: instead, use the appropriate sub-category." will appear. See Example 3 below.
To include a template in this category, add [[Template:Template category]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of the template's /doc subpage if such a page exists. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Template:Template category]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the last character of the code.
Example 2
{{template category
|type = navbox
|topic = [[China]]
|description = <br /><small>For templates relating specifically to the [[People's Republic of China|People's Republic of China (PRC)]] or the current [[Republic of China|Republic of China (ROC, "Taiwan")]], see, respectively, {{c|People's Republic of China templates}} and {{c|Republic of China (Taiwan) templates}}.</small>
}}
To include a template in this category, add [[Template:Template category]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of the template's /doc subpage if such a page exists. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Template:Template category]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the last character of the code.
Example 3
{{template category
|description = Here's a ''description'' without a preceding ''topic'' statement.
|container = yes
}}
Here's a description without a preceding topic statement.
Do not add templates to this category: instead, use the appropriate sub-category.
Example 4
{{template category
|type = external link
|description = '''Templates aiding the creation and formatting of external links to [[topic]] databases.'''
}}
Templates aiding the creation and formatting of external links to topic databases.
The pages listed in this category are meant to be templates providing external links.
To include a template in this category, add [[Template:Template category]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of the template's /doc subpage if such a page exists. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Template:Template category]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the last character of the code.
