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Module:Cat main

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 sortkey 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}} → Lua error in Module:Cat_main at line 26: attempt to call field 'formatPages' (a nil value).

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

{{Cat main|Dead or Alive (series)}} → Lua error in Module:Cat_main at line 26: attempt to call field 'formatPages' (a nil value).

Multiple articles

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

{{Cat main|1 BC}} results in Lua error in Module:Cat_main at line 26: attempt to call field 'formatPages' (a nil value).
{{Cat main|1 BC|2 BC}} results in Lua error in Module:Cat_main at line 26: attempt to call field 'formatPages' (a nil value).
{{Cat main|1 BC|2 BC|3 BC|4 BC|5 BC}} results in Lua error in Module:Cat_main at line 26: attempt to call field 'formatPages' (a nil value).

Pages which aren't articles

{{Cat main|WP:WikiProject|article=no}} → Lua error in Module:Cat_main at line 26: attempt to call field 'formatPages' (a nil value).

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 based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Cat main

Specifies the primary article(s) associated with this category

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

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Main articles	{{Main}} {{Cat main}} (for categories)
Generic	{{Hatnote}} {{Selfref}} (for self-references)
Other uses	{{About}} Variations: {{Other uses}} {{Other uses2}} (automatically supplies disambiguation suffix) {{Other uses of}} (provides context for disambiguation) {{Distinguish-otheruses}} {{Distinguish-otheruses2}} (automatically supplies disambiguation suffix) {{Distinguish-otheruses3}} (custom use text)
For (other topic)	{{For}} {{For2}} (for custom text)
Further information	{{Further}} {{Further2}} (for custom text) {{For outline}} {{Broader}}
See	{{See also}} {{Category see also}} {{See also if exists}} {{Category see also if exists}} {{Category see also if exists 2}} {{Cat more}} (for categories) {{See introduction}} {{See Wiktionary}}
Other people	{{Other people}} {{About other people}} (adds "about" description) {{Similar names}}
Other topics	{{Other hurricanes}} {{Other places}} {{Other ships}}
Redirect	{{Redirect}} {{Redirect2}} (for two redirects) {{Redirect-multi}} (for multiple redirects) {{Redirect-several}} (for several redirects, without listing each) {{Redirect-synonym}} {{Redirect for}} {{Redirect-distinguish}} {{technical reasons}}
Distinguish	{{Distinguish}} (supports custom text too) {{Redirect-distinguish}} {{Redirect-distinguish2}} (for custom text) {{Redirect-distinguish6}} {{About-distinguish}} {{About-distinguish2}} (for custom text)
Transclusion	{{Transcluding article}} {{Transcluded section}}
Subject specific	{{Year dab}} {{Highway detail hatnote}} {{Pope Stephen ToP Dab}} {{For LMST}} {{WikiIPA}} {{Other MeSH codes}} {{Other Pennsylvania townships}}
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Template:Cat main/doc

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Usage

Multiple articles

Pages which aren't articles

TemplateData

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