Template:Monthly clean-up category

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Usage

The simplest usage is just {{Monthly clean-up category}}. In this case a default message page for that group of categories will be generated.

Also the category will need to follow the naming convention "Blah blah from December 2024". (See #Limitations for more information.)

If a red lined counter category is shown, simply populate it with {{Counter category}}.

Parameter toc

• toc = focus - gives a focus letter
• toc = toc - give a category style table of contents
• toc = none -

Parameter hidden

• hidden = n - The category will be hidden.

Examples

Focus

{{Monthly clean-up category
 | type    = silly articles
 | message = silly articles should be deleted
 | toc     = focus
 | cat     = test stubs
}}

This is a maintenance category. It is used for maintenance of the Wikipedia project and is not part of the encyclopedia. It contains pages that are not articles, or it groups articles by status rather than subject. Do not include this category in content categories. This is a hidden category. It is not shown on its member pages, unless the corresponding user preference 'Show hidden categories' is set.

silly articles should be deleted

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Toc

{{Monthly clean-up category
 | type    = silly articles
 | message = silly articles should be made sensible
 | toc     = toc
 | cat     = test stubs
}}

This is a maintenance category. It is used for maintenance of the Wikipedia project and is not part of the encyclopedia. It contains pages that are not articles, or it groups articles by status rather than subject. Do not include this category in content categories. This is a hidden category. It is not shown on its member pages, unless the corresponding user preference 'Show hidden categories' is set.

silly articles should be made sensible

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No TOC

{{Monthly clean-up category
 | type    = silly articles
 | message = silly articles should be rewritten
 | toc     = none
 | cat     = test stubs
}}

This is a maintenance category. It is used for maintenance of the Wikipedia project and is not part of the encyclopedia. It contains pages that are not articles, or it groups articles by status rather than subject. Do not include this category in content categories. This is a hidden category. It is not shown on its member pages, unless the corresponding user preference 'Show hidden categories' is set.

silly articles should be rewritten

Another example

{{Monthly clean-up category
 | type    = silly articles
 | message = silly articles should be revised
 | cat     = test stubs
 | hidden  = n
}}

This is a maintenance category. It is used for maintenance of the Wikipedia project and is not part of the encyclopedia. It contains pages that are not articles, or it groups articles by status rather than subject. Do not include this category in content categories.

silly articles should be revised

Contents:	Top – 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Nearly empty copy

{{Monthly clean-up category
 | type    = 
 | toc     = toc
 | cat     = 
 | hidden  = y
 | message = 
}}

Limitations

If category names are over 100 chars or contain special characters, the template may need to have "year" "month name" and "monthno" supplied.

Similarly if the category name does not follow the convention "Blah blah from December 2024".

Example

...

| monthno = 12
| month name = December
| year    = 2024

...

Related templates

• {{Parent monthly clean up category}}

Subtemplates

• {{Monthly clean-up category/core}}
• {{Monthly clean-up category/monthname}}
• {{Monthly clean-up category/monthno}}
• {{Monthly clean-up category/name part}}
• {{Monthly clean-up category/outer core}}