Template:Cat topic in year
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Usage
This template can be used for categories that are for topics by year. It adds a navigation box to the category with links to other years for the same topic. An example of a category that might use this is Category:Railway stations opened in 1932.
{{Cat topic in year|topic=|year=}}
| Railway stations opened by year | 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 |
| Years | 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 |
Parameters (example shown at right):
- topic - The topic for the "TOPIC by year" line (e.g. "railway stations opened")
- year - The primary year for the center element of the links (default=2024)
Similar templates
Some topics should not use this template because there is a specific template for them. Some of those topics are:
- Births in years AD -- use {{Birthyr}}
- Births in years BC -- use {{BirthyrBC}}
- Deaths -- use {{Deathyr}}
- Years in ice hockey -- use {{YearsInHockeyDecade}}
- Years in sports -- use {{Sportsyearcat}}
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