Template:Cat main

The main article for this category is [[{{{1}}}]].

Template documentation

Usage

This template is for use on Category pages, to refer to the primary article associated with this category, which most of the time, describes the entire set containing the category.

Normal usage (uses category name for wiki link):

• {{Cat main}} →
  The main article for this category is Cat main.

If the name of the main article is different than the name of the category — for example: if the main article for Category:Dead or Alive is Dead or Alive (series) — then you will need to use one parameter to specify the article:

• {{Cat main|Dead or Alive (series)}} →
  The main article for this category is Dead or Alive (series).

Multiple articles

Simply append more articles as additional arguments (up to five):

• {{Cat main|1}} results in
  The main article for this category is 1.
• {{Cat main|1|2}} results in
  The main articles for this category are 1 and 2.
• {{Cat main|1|2|3|4|5}} results in
  The main articles for this category are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Pages which aren't articles

• {{Cat main|WP:WikiProject|article=no}} →
  The main page for this category is WP:WikiProject.

See also

• {{Cat exp}}
• {{Cat more}}
• {{Cat main section}}
• {{Main category}}

Hatnote templates

For a summary page on how to use these templates, see the example page here. For the full editing guideline on hatnotes, see Wikipedia:Hatnote.

Generic

• {{Hatnote|CUSTOM TEXT}} →
  CUSTOM TEXT

{{Hatnote|For other senses of this term, see [[etc…]]}} →

For other senses of this term, see etc…

• {{Rellink|CUSTOM TEXT}} →
  CUSTOM TEXT

Other uses (of the title)

"This page is about … For other uses …"

{{About}} is the main template for noting other uses.

Note. When used in main namespace, the word "page" in the following hatnotes is replaced by "article".

• {{About|USE1}} →
  This page is about USE1. For other uses, see Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{About|USE1||PAGE2}} (When the disambiguation page has a different name – Note the empty second parameter) →
  This page is about USE1. For other uses, see PAGE2.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} (When there is only one other use) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}} (Two pages for USE2) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2 and PAGE3.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2#SUBSECTION{{!}}PAGE2TITLE}} (Using the {{!}} template to give the link a different title) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2TITLE.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4|USE5|PAGE5}} (When there are up to four other uses – You should generally create a disambiguation page at this point) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, see PAGE4. For USE5, see PAGE5.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses}} (When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with default name – Note that the last page name is not specified) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4}} (When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with non-default name) →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see PAGE4.
• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4|and}} →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see PAGE4 and Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{About||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses}} (When you don't need to state the focus of this article/page – Note the empty first parameter) →
  For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{About|||PAGE1|and|PAGE2}} →
  For other uses, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.

Note: {{for||PAGE1|PAGE2}} produces the same result.

• {{Other uses-section|USE}} (disambiguous) →
  This section is about USE. For other uses, see Cat main (disambiguation).

Note: this hatnote says "section", instead of "article" or "page".

"See also …"

• {{See also|OTHER TOPIC|OTHER TOPIC2}} →
  See also: OTHER TOPIC and OTHER TOPIC2

Note: use when OTHER TOPIC is related to that of the current article and already contains a self-explanatory parenthetical.

• {{See also2|[[OTHER TOPIC]]|[[OTHER TOPIC2]]|[[OTHER TOPIC3]] and other text}} →
  See also: OTHER TOPIC, OTHER TOPIC2, and OTHER TOPIC3 and other text

"For …, see …"

{{For}} can be used instead of {{About}} so as not to display: This page is about USE1. but still specify a specific other use. This effect can also be achieved by using an empty first parameter in {{About}} as in:

For example: {{for|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} is the same as {{About||OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} (note the empty first parameter).

However, it is somewhat clearer when using the {{For}} template, since the word "about" does not appear in the statement.

• {{For|OTHER TOPIC}} (disambiguous) →
  For OTHER TOPIC, see Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} →
  For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1.
• {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2}} →
  For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.
• {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}} →
  For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.
• {{For||PAGE1|PAGE2}} →
  For other uses, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.

Variations

As with {{Other uses}}, there are a whole family of "for" templates.

• {{For2|OTHER TOPIC|CUSTOM TEXT}} →
  For OTHER TOPIC, see CUSTOM TEXT.

"For other uses, see …"

When such a wordy hatnote as {{About}} is not needed, {{Other uses}} is often useful.

• {{Other uses}} (disambiguous) →
  For other uses, see Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{Other uses|PAGE1}} →
  For other uses, see PAGE1.
• {{Other uses|PAGE1|PAGE2}} →
  For other uses, see PAGE1.

Variations

There are, historically, a whole family of "other uses" templates for specific cases. {{About}} is the standard hatnote for "other uses" and many of them can be specified using the {{About}} template. However, the individual templates may be easier to use in certain contexts.

Here are the variations and (when appropriate) the equivalents using the {{About}}, {{Other uses}} or {{For}} templates.

• {{Other uses2|PAGE1}} (disambiguous) →
  For other uses, see PAGE1 (disambiguation).

Note: adds "(disambiguation)" to whatever is input as the PAGE1.

Note: {{Other uses|PAGE1 (disambiguation)}} produces the same result.

• {{Two other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For other uses, see Cat main (disambiguation).

Note: same as {{about}}, except it forces a second use to be noted if unspecified by parameters.

• {{Two other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
  This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.
• {{Three other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}}
  This article is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{Three other uses||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
  For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{Three other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4}} →
  This article is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, see Cat main (disambiguation).

"For other uses of …, see …"

• {{Other uses of}} (disambiguous) →
  For other uses of "Cat main", see Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{Other uses of|TOPIC}} (disambiguous) →
  For other uses of "TOPIC", see TOPIC (disambiguation).
• {{Other uses of|TOPIC|PAGE1}} →
  For other uses of "TOPIC", see PAGE1.

"For more details on …, see …"

{{Details}} can supplement {{Main}} in summary sections, or can indicate more details in nonsummary sections:

• {{Details|Article|TOPIC}} →
  For more details on TOPIC, see Article.

{{Details3}} allows any text to links:

• {{Details3|[[article 1]], [[article 2]], and [[article 3]]|TOPIC}} →
  For more details on TOPIC, see article 1, article 2, and article 3.

"… redirects here. For other uses, see …"

• {{Redirect|REDIRECT}} (disambiguous) →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT||PAGE1}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. For other uses, see PAGE1.
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1.
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|and|PAGE2}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.
• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2 and PAGE3.

Variations

• {{Redirect-synonym|TERM|OTHER TOPIC}} →
  "TERM" redirects here. TERM may also refer to OTHER TOPIC.
• {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} (disambiguous) →
  "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation).
• {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE|PAGE1}} →
  "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE, see PAGE1.
• {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
  "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
• {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
  "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.
• {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4}} →
  "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, see PAGE4.
• {{Redirect3|REDIRECT|TEXT}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. TEXT.
• {{Redirect4|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} (disambiguous) →
  "REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation) and REDIRECT2 (disambiguation).
• {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}} (disambiguous) →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).
• {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|‌|PAGE2}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For other uses, see PAGE2.
• {{Redirect7|"REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3"|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}} →
  "REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.

Note: If the number of pages redirecting to the target page is two, {{Redirect2}} can be used instead. If the number is three and there are three corresponding disambiguation pages, {{Redirect10}} can be used.

• {{Redirect10|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|REDIRECT3}} (disambiguous) →
  "REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation), REDIRECT2 (disambiguation), and REDIRECT3 (disambiguation).

... Not to be confused with ...

• {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with PAGE1.
• {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with PAGE1, PAGE2, PAGE3, or PAGE4.
• {{Redirect-distinguish2|REDIRECT|TEXT}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with TEXT.

"Further information: …"

• {{Further|PAGE}} →
  Further information: PAGE
• {{Further|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}} →
  Further information: PAGE1, PAGE2, and PAGE3
• {{Further2|[[Article 1]], [[Article 2]], and [[Article Something#3|Article 3]]}} →
  Further information: Article 1, Article 2, and Article 3

"… If you are seeking another topic, … consider adding it to …."

• {{Consider disambiguation|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} (disambiguous) →
  This article is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. If you are seeking another topic, additional searches are listed at Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{Consider disambiguation|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|PAGE3}} →
  This article is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. If you are seeking another topic, additional searches are listed at PAGE3.

Note:USE1 can be omitted, resulting in language like {{For}} above.

Other people, places, etcetera

Other people

• {{Other people}} (disambiguous) →
  For other people named Cat main, see Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{Other people|NAME}} (disambiguous) →
  For other people named NAME, see NAME (disambiguation).
• {{Other people|NAME|PAGE}} →
  For other people named NAME, see PAGE.
• {{Other people|NAME|PAGE|named=titled}} →
  For other people titled NAME, see PAGE.
• {{Other people2|PAGE}} →
  For other people of the same name, see PAGE.
• {{Other people3}} (disambiguous) →
  For other people named Cat main, see Cat main (disambiguation).

Note: same as {{About}} except uses "other people" instead of "other uses" if only 1 parameter is used

• {{Other people3|PERSON1}} (disambiguous) →
  This article is about PERSON1. For other people named Cat main, see Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{Other people3|PERSON1|PERSON2}} (disambiguous) →
  This article is about PERSON1. For PERSON2, see Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{Other people3|PERSON1|PERSON2|PAGE2}} →
  This article is about PERSON1. For PERSON2, see PAGE2.
• {{Other people3|PERSON1||PAGE2}} →
  This article is about PERSON1. For other people named Cat main, see PAGE2.
• {{Other people5|NAME1|NAME2|NAME3|NAME4}} →
  For other people with similar names, see NAME1, NAME2, NAME3, or NAME4.

Note: defaults to "named" as in {{Other people}}, exists for options like "nicknamed", "known as", etc.

Other places

• {{Other places}}, analogous to {{Other uses}} (disambiguous) →
  For other places with the same name, see Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{Other places|PAGE}}, analogous to {{Other uses2}}(disambiguous) →
  For other places with the same name, see PAGE (disambiguation).
• {{Other places3|PAGE}}, analogous to {{Other uses}} →
  For other places with the same name, see PAGE.

Other hurricanes

For articles on storms:

• {{Other hurricanes}} (disambiguous) →
  For other storms of the same name, see Cat main (disambiguation).
• {{Other hurricanes|PAGE1}} →
  For other storms of the same name, see PAGE1.
• {{Other hurricanes|PAGE1|THIS}} →
  This page is about THIS. For other storms of the same name, see PAGE1.
• {{Other hurricanes||THIS}} →
  This page is about THIS. For other storms of the same name, see Cat main (disambiguation).

Other ships

For articles on ships:

• {{Other ships|SHIP1}} →
  For other ships of the same name, see SHIP1.

Distinguish

"Not to be confused with …"

• {{Distinguish|PAGE1}} →
  Not to be confused with PAGE1.
• {{Distinguish|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} →
  Not to be confused with PAGE1, PAGE2, PAGE3, or PAGE4.
• {{Distinguish2|TEXT}} →
  Not to be confused with TEXT.

"… redirects here. It is not to be confused with …"

• {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with PAGE1.
• {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with PAGE1, PAGE2, PAGE3, or PAGE4.
• {{Redirect-distinguish2|REDIRECT|TEXT}} →
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with TEXT.

"Main article: …" etc.

{{Main}} is used to make summary style explicit, when used in a summary section for which there is also a separate article on the subject:

• {{Main|Main Article}} →
  Main article: Main Article
• {{Main|Main Article|Article2}} →
  Main articles: Main Article and Article2
• {{Main list|Article1}} →
  For a more comprehensive list, see Article1.
• {{Cat main|MAIN ARTICLE}} →
  The main article for this category is MAIN ARTICLE.

Wikipedia self-reference

• {{Selfref|ANYTEXT}} →
  ANYTEXT

See: Manual of Style (self-references to avoid) for more details.

Categories

Category-specific templates produce bold category names.

• {{Category see also|THIS|THAT|THE OTHER}} →
  See also categories: THIS, THAT, and THE OTHER

This is a template for linking categories horizontally. Horizontal linkage is often the right solution when vertical linkage (i.e. as sub-category and parent category) is not appropriate. In most cases, this template should be used on both categories to create reciprocal linkage between the two categories.

• {{Cat main|MAIN ARTICLE}} →
  The main article for this category is MAIN ARTICLE.
• {{CatPreceding|OTHER TOPIC}} →
  See also the preceding Category:OTHER TOPIC.
• {{CatSucceeding|OTHER TOPIC}} →
  See also the succeeding Category:OTHER TOPIC.
• {{Category pair|TOPIC1|TOPIC2}} →
  See also the preceding Category:TOPIC1 and the succeeding Category:TOPIC2.
• {{Contrast|OTHERCAT|OTHERCAT2}} →
  Cat main is often contrasted with OTHERCAT or OTHERCAT2.
• {{Contrast|OTHERCAT|OTHERCAT2|plural=yes}} →
  Cat main are often contrasted with OTHERCAT or OTHERCAT2.

Family names

Further information: Category:Hatnote templates for names

Lists

Further information: Category:Hatnote templates for lists

User pages

• {{This user talk|TOPIC|PAGE1}} →
  

This is a Wikipedia user talk page. For other uses of TOPIC, see PAGE1.

Notes

Do not use subst: with these templates, as that will prevent:

1. propagating changes as the template is modified; and the
2. What links here (WLH) listing.

These templates are used in thousands of articles; therefore, changing the syntax could break thousands of articles. If you wish to create or edit a disambiguation or redirection template, first ask yourself the following questions:

1. Is there already a template that will do this job? Since many disambiguation and redirection templates have already been created, first check: Category:Disambiguation and redirection templates.
2. Do I really need a new template for this? Will it likely be used on any other articles or should I just use {{Hatnote}} instead? Before creating a new template, see the template namespace guideline.
3. If I change the parameters around on an existing template, do I know what the result will be? Will it break existing uses of the template and if so, can I fix all of the errors? Before making any changes, see Template sandbox and test cases.

See also

• Wikipedia:Hatnote
• Category:Hatnote templates