Template:R to category namespace

When used with the "Redirect category shell" (Rcat shell) template:

Template {{Redirect category shell}} may be used to add one or more rcat templates, along with their parameters and categories, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation page below.

When used by itself:

• From outside category namespace: This is a redirect from a page outside the category namespace to a category page. This redirect page must be outside the category namespace.
  • Redirects in category namespace are soft redirects, and rcats must never be used to tag soft redirects.
  • Note: If this page is in category namespace, then it will populate Category:Pages with templates in the wrong namespace instead.

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Purpose

This redirect category (rcat) template sorts redirects into two categories:

1. Category:Redirects to category space – for PNRs and CNRs, and
2. Category:Unprintworthy redirects – only redirects from the main-article namespace (mainspace) to a category page

In 2003, efforts were begun to support the Wikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability of Wikipedia articles in printed versions. Mainspace redirects that target pages in the category namespace are not suitable for a printed version. In other words they are unprintworthy.

This rcat is not for use on the soft redirects that are in category namespace. If placed on a category redirect, it will not populate the expected categories; it will instead be sorted to Category:Pages with templates in the wrong namespace.

No rcat should ever be used to tag any soft redirect.

Usage

Use this rcat template in any namespace except category namespace.

• Apply this rcat to a redirect in the following manner:

#REDIRECT [[:Category:(target page name)]]

{{Rcat shell|
{{R to category namespace}}
}}

and when the redirect is in article mainspace, printworthiness should also be tagged:

#REDIRECT [[:Category:(target page name)]]

{{Rcat shell|
{{R to category namespace}}
{{R unprintworthy}}
}}

Note: A leading colon must be used as shown above ([[:Cat...) or the redirect will populate the target category.

Template {{Rcat shell}} is an alias for the Redirect category shell template, which may be used to add as many appropriate rcats as needed, usually from one to seven, along with their parameters, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation on its template page. This rcat may also tag a redirect individually:

#REDIRECT [[:Category:(target page name)]]

{{R to category namespace}}

Note: Again, a leading colon must be used as shown above ([[:Cat...) or the redirect will populate the target category.

This is in accord with instructions found at Wikipedia:REDCAT.

• Use this rcat to tag any redirect from a page outside of the category namespace to a category. Be careful to place a colon (:) before the word "Category" in the target as shown above. Otherwise, the redirect will actually be placed into that category, which is not to be desired.
• This rcat should never be used on a redirect that is in the category namespace that targets any other page.

Aliases

• Also known as... – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used

See also

Redirects to other namespaces family:

• {{R to category namespace}}
• {{R to draft namespace}}
• {{R to help namespace}}
• {{R to main namespace}}
• {{R to portal namespace}}
• {{R to project namespace}}
• {{R to talk page}}
• {{R to template namespace}}
• {{R to user namespace}}

• Parent category:Cross-namespace redirects

Rcat functional index
Grammar, punctuation, and spelling	Abbreviation {{R to acronym}} {{R from acronym}} {{R to initialism}} {{R from initialism}} {{R from numeronym}} {{R from Bluebook abbreviation}} {{R from ISO 4 abbreviation}} {{R from MathSciNet abbreviation}} {{R from NLM abbreviation}} Capitalisation {{R from CamelCase}} {{R from other capitalisation}} {{R from miscapitalisation}} Grammar & punctuation {{R from modification}} {{R from rearrangement}} {{R from plural}} {{R to plural}} {{R from alternative punctuation}} {{R from alternative hyphenation}} {{R from alternative spacing}} Parts of speech {{R from adjective}} {{R from adverb}} {{R from common noun}} {{R from gerund}} {{R from proper noun}} {{R from verb}} Spelling {{R from alternative spelling}} {{R from alternative transliteration}} {{R from American English}} {{R from ASCII-only}} {{R to ASCII-only}} {{R from British English}} {{R from diacritic}} {{R to diacritic}} {{R from ligature}} {{R to ligature}} {{R from misspelling}} {{R from stylization}}
Alternative names	General {{R from alternative language}} language codes {{R from alternative name}} {{R from ambiguous sort name}} {{R from antonym}} {{R from colloquial name}} {{R from former name}} {{R from incomplete name}} {{R from incorrect name}} {{R from less specific name}} {{R from long name}} {{R from more specific name}} {{R from non-neutral name}} {{R from numerals}} {{R from Roman numerals}} {{R from portmanteau}} {{R from short name}} {{R from sort name}} {{R from synonym}} People {{R from birth name}} {{R from given name}} {{R to joint biography}} {{R from married name}} {{R from name with title}} {{R from person}} {{R from personal name}} {{R from pseudonym}} {{R from surname}} Technical {{R from CAS Registry Number}} {{R from citation identifier}} {{R from drug trade name}} {{R from filename}} {{R from Java package name}} {{R from chemical formula}} {{R from gene symbol}} {{R from technical name}} {{R to technical name}} Organisms {{R to scientific name}} {{R from scientific name}} {{R from alternative scientific name}} {{R from scientific abbreviation}} {{R to monotypic taxon}} {{R from monotypic taxon}} {{R taxon with possibilities}} Geography {{R from name and country}} {{R from more specific geographic name}} {{R from postal code}}
Navigation aids	Navigation {{R to anchor}} {{R avoided double redirect}} {{R from category navigation}} {{R from file metadata link}} {{R to list entry}} {{R mentioned in hatnote}} {{R to section}} {{R from shortcut}} Disambiguation {{R from ambiguous term}} {{R to disambiguation page}} {{R from incomplete disambiguation}} {{R from incorrect disambiguation}} {{R from other disambiguation}} {{R from predictable disambiguation}} {{R from unnecessary disambiguation}} Merge, duplicate & move {{R from draft}} {{R from duplicated article}} {{R with history}} {{R from merge}} {{R from move}} {{R with old history}} To namespaces {{R from remote talk page}} {{R to category namespace}} {{R to draft namespace}} {{R to help namespace}} {{R to main namespace}} {{R to portal namespace}} {{R to project namespace}} {{R to talk page}} {{R to template namespace}} {{R to user namespace}}
Media	General {{R from book}} {{R from film}} {{R from upcoming film}} {{R from journal}} {{R from meme}} {{R from work}} Music {{R from album}} {{R from hook line}} {{R from lyric}} {{R from song}} {{R from cover song}} {{R from band name}} Television {{R from television episode}} {{R from television program}} Fiction {{R from fictional character}} {{R from fictional element}} {{R from fictional location}} Comics {{R comics with possibilities}} {{R comics from alternative name}} {{R comics to list entry}} {{R comics from merge}} {{R comics naming convention}} {{R comics from related word}} {{R comics to section}}
Miscellaneous	Related information {{R to article without mention}} {{R to decade}} {{R to century}} {{R from domain name}} {{R from second-level domain}} {{R from top-level domain}} {{R from gender}} {{R from legislation}} {{R from list topic}} {{R from member}} {{R from phrase}} {{R to related topic}} {{R from related word}} {{R from relative}} {{R from spouse}} {{R from school}} {{R from subtopic}} {{R to subtopic}} {{R from team}} {{R from Unicode character}} {{R from Unicode code}} {{R from emoji}} With possibilities {{R with possibilities}} Category:Template redirects with possibilities {{R category with possibilities}} ISO codes {{R from ISO 4 abbreviation}} {{R from ISO 639 code}} {{R from ISO 3166 code}} {{R from ISO 4217 code}} {{R from ISO 15924 code}} Printworthiness Printability {{R printworthy}} {{R unprintworthy}} e.g. {{R with possibilities}} is printworthy by default; {{R from misspelling}} is unprintworthy by default; some have no default Protection {{R extended-protected}} {{R fully protected}} {{R semi-protected}} {{R template-protected}} {{R from high-use template}} Tools Category:Miscellaneous redirects Protection policy {{R from template-generated category}} {{Redirect category shell}} {{Talk page of redirect}} Wikidata {{Wikidata redirect}}
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