ਫਰਮਾ:Dated maintenance category
[[Category:{{{1}}}]]
Usage
[ਸੋਧੋ]- This template adds a category or dated category to a page.
- It will add the page to an optional additional category.
- If the dated category is invalid it will add the page to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template
Syntax
[ਸੋਧੋ]- Parameter 1: Default category name (without
Category) – the category if there is no date, but also the stem of the category name when there is a date.. - Parameter 2: Preposition (from, since, in, as of).
- Parameter 3: Date (month year, e.g. ਦਸੰਬਰ 2024. Usually the "date" parameter of the calling template
{{{date|}}}. - Parameter 4: Category all the articles go in, dated or not (if there is one).
- Parameter 5: Alternative default category, used when parameter 1 is right for forming the dated category, but the undated items need to go somewhere else.
Technical
[ਸੋਧੋ]The parameter onlyarticles ({{Dated maintenance category}} only) is used for template design, restricting the function of this template to article namespace (as in {{DMCA}} ).
Examples
[ਸੋਧੋ]{{DMCFACT|Wikipedia articles that are too technical|from|{{{date|}}}}}will categorise all files, articles, categories and templates in Category:Wikipedia articles that are too technical from ਨਵੰਬਰ 2024, if the date is set ਨਵੰਬਰ 2024 e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template.
{{DMCAT|Wikipedia articles that are too technical|from|{{{date|}}}}}will categorise all articles and article talk pages in Category:Wikipedia articles that are too technical from ਨਵੰਬਰ 2024, if the date is set ਨਵੰਬਰ 2024 e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template.
{{DMCA|Articles to be split|from|{{{date|}}}|All articles to be split}}will categorise all articles in Category:Articles to be split from ਨਵੰਬਰ 2024, if the date is set ਨਵੰਬਰ 2024 e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template. In either case the article will be added to Category:All articles to be split.
{{DMCA|Dutch mathematicians}}is the straight category Category:Dutch mathematicians.
{{TDMCA|type="Tolkien"|Articles to be split|from|{{{date|}}}|All articles to be split}}will categorise as in the above example but also in Category:Tolkien articles to be split if it exists. If it doesn't the page will be added to the hidden Category:Articles with tags with unsupported types.
Note
[ਸੋਧੋ]An incorrect date is any date which is not of the form ਦਸੰਬਰ 2024, e.g. ਦਸੰਬਰ 27, 2024, or june instead of June, or other spelling mistakes.
Etymology
[ਸੋਧੋ]DMCA stands for "dated maintenance category – articles". Similar templates exist for certain other namespaces or combinations. DMCA is a metatemplate with highly circumscribed use, and not intended to be "editor facing".
Related templates
[ਸੋਧੋ]- {{DMCA}}