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This is the {{tl|dabcat}} meta-template.
This is the {{tl|Disambiguation/cat}} sub-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.
This template takes one parameter and produces a category assignment dependent on that parameter.


Recommended parameter values are as follows (some other variants will also work):
The main parameter value 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]]
*airport: for [[:Category:Airport disambiguation]]
*hospital: for [[:Category:Lists of ambiguous hospital names]]
*bird: for [[:Category:Bird common name disambiguation pages]]
*road: for [[:Category:Lists of roads sharing the same title]]
*callsign: for [[:Category:Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages]]
*school: for [[:Category:Educational institution disambiguation]]
*caselaw: for [[:Category:Case law disambiguation pages]]
*math: for [[:Category:Mathematical disambiguation]]
*chinese: for [[:Category:Disambiguation pages 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]]
*number: for [[:Category:Lists of ambiguous numbers]]
*plant: for [[:Category:Plant common names]]
*plant: for [[:Category:Plant common name 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]]


*cleanup: for [[:Category:Disambiguation pages in need of cleanup]]
=== 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.


=== See also ===
== 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.


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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.