Template:Dated maintenance category/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Dated maintenance category.
It contains usage information, categories, interlanguage links, and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Shortcut: Template:DMC

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Usage

This template adds a category or dated category to a page.
It will add the page to an optional additional category.
If the dated category is invalid it will add the page to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template

Syntax

Parameter 1: Default category name (without Category) - the category if there is no date, but also the stem of the category name when there is a date..
Parameter 2: Preposition (from, since, in, as of).
Parameter 3: Date (month year, e.g. April 2024. Usually the "date" parameter of the calling template {{{date|}}}.
Parameter 4: Category all the articles go in, dated or not (if there is one).
Parameter 5: Alternative default category, used when parameter 1 is right for forming the dated category, but the undated items need to go somewhere else.

Technical

The parameter onlyarticles ({{Dated maintenance category}} only) is used for template design, restricting the function of this template to article namespace (as in {{DMCA}} ).

Examples

{{DMCFACT|MediaWiki articles that are too technical|from|{{{date|}}}}} will categorise all Files Articles, Categories and Templatesin Category:MediaWiki articles that are too technical from March 2024, if the date is set March 2024 e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template.

{{DMCAT|MediaWiki articles that are too technical|from|{{{date|}}}}} will categorise all articles and article talk pagesin Category:MediaWiki articles that are too technical from March 2024, if the date is set March 2024 e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template.

{{DMCA|Articles to be split|from|{{{date|}}}|All articles to be split}} will categorise all articles in Category:Articles to be split from March 2024, if the date is set March 2024 e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template. In either case the article will be added to Category:All articles to be split.

{{DMCA|Articles to be split|from|{{{date|}}}|All articles to be split}} will categorise all articles in Category:Articles to be split from March 2024, if the date is set March 2024 e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template. In either case the article will be added to Category:All articles to be split.

{{DMCA|Dutch mathematicians}} is the straight category Category:Dutch mathematicians.

{{TDMCA|type="Tolkien"|Articles to be split|from|{{{date|}}}|All articles to be split}} will categorise as in the above example but also in Category:Tolkien articles to be split if it exists. If it doesn't the page will be added to the hidden Category:Articles with tags with unsupported types.