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This is the {{tl|dabcatDisambiguation/cat}} metasub-template.
 
Do not use this template directly, use {{tl|Disambiguation}} or {{tl|Disambiguation cleanup}} instead.
It is intended to be used inside the {{tl|disambig}} template.
 
This template is called from {{tlf|Disambiguation}} and {{tlf|Disambiguation cleanup}}. It handles some of the categorization logic for those templates.
=== Usage ===
 
For more documentation see {{tl|Disambiguation}} and {{tl|Disambiguation cleanup}}.
 
{{tl|Dabcat}} redirects here, and is used by {{tl|Disambiguation cleanup}}.
 
== Parameters ==
This template takes one parameter and produces a category assignment dependent on that parameter.
 
RecommendedThe main parameter valuesvalue for some of the categories in this template are as follows (some other variants will also work):
 
*hn: for [[:Category:Human name disambiguation pages]]
*surname: for [[:Category:Surnames]]
*given name: [[:Category:Given names]]
*geo: for [[:Category:Place name disambiguation pages]]
*mountain: for [[:Category:Disambiguation lists of mountains]]
*airport: for [[:Category:Airport disambiguation]]
*hospitalbird: for [[:Category:ListsBird ofcommon ambiguousname hospitaldisambiguation namespages]]
*roadcallsign: for [[:Category:ListsBroadcast ofcall roadssign sharingdisambiguation the same titlepages]]
*schoolcaselaw: for [[:Category:EducationalCase institutionlaw disambiguation pages]]
*mathchinese: for [[:Category:MathematicalDisambiguation disambiguationpages with Chinese character titles]]
*church: for [[:Category:Church building disambiguation pages]]
*fish: for [[:Category:Fish common name disambiguation pages]]
*genus: for [[:Category:Genus disambiguation pages]]
*geo: for [[:Category:Place name disambiguation pages]]
*given name: [[:Category:Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists]]
*hn: for [[:Category:Human name disambiguation pages]]
*hospital: for [[:Category:Hospital disambiguation pages]]
*latin: for [[:Category:Latin name disambiguation pages]]
*letter number: for [[:Category:Letter-number combination disambiguation pages]]
*math: for [[:Category:Mathematics disambiguation pages]]
*number: for [[:Category:Lists of ambiguous numbers]]
*plant: for [[:Category:Plant common namesname disambiguation pages]]
*political: for [[:Category:Political party disambiguation pages]]
*road: for [[:Category:Road disambiguation pages]]
*school: for [[:Category:Educational institution disambiguation pages]]
*ship: for [[:Category:Ship disambiguation pages]]
*surname: for [[:Category:Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists]]
 
*mountaincleanup: for [[:Category:Disambiguation listspages in need of mountainscleanup]]
=== Error reporting ===
*split: for [[:Category:Disambiguation pages in need of being split]]
 
This list is usually not complete, since we add new categories to this template every now and then.
If/when an invalid parameter is fed to this template it prints an error message and categorises the page into [[:Category:Wikipedia disambiguation box parameter needs fixing]]. Thus editors can see when they use an invalid parameter, and if they don't notice it we can easily find and fix such cases by taking a look in that category.
 
=== SeeError alsoreporting ===
If/when an invalid parameter is fed to this template it printsdisplays an error message and categorisescategorizes the page into [[:Category:Wikipedia disambiguationdisambig or set index box parameter needs fixing]]. Thus editors can see when they use an invalid parameter, and if they don't notice it we can easily find and fix such cases by taking a look in that category.
 
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Latest revision as of 21:39, 13 November 2017

This is the {{Disambiguation/cat}} sub-template.

Do not use this template directly, use {{Disambiguation}} or {{Disambiguation cleanup}} instead.

This template is called from {{Disambiguation}} and {{Disambiguation cleanup}}. It handles some of the categorization logic for those templates.

For more documentation see {{Disambiguation}} and {{Disambiguation cleanup}}.

{{Dabcat}} redirects here, and is used by {{Disambiguation cleanup}}.

Parameters

This template takes one parameter and produces a category assignment dependent on that parameter.

The main parameter value for some of the categories in this template are as follows (some other variants will also work):

This list is usually not complete, since we add new categories to this template every now and then.

Error reporting

If an invalid parameter is fed to this template it displays an error message and categorizes the page into Category:Wikipedia disambig or set index box parameter needs fixing. Thus editors can see when they use an invalid parameter, and if they don't notice it we can easily find and fix such cases by taking a look in that category.