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This is a maintenace category which lists all hidden categories. A category should be hidden if it serves only administrative purposes and shouldn't be publicly visible. | This is a maintenace category which lists all '''hidden categories'''. Unlike normal categories, these are not displayed at the bottom of pages that are included in them, and are therefore hidden from readers. A category should be hidden if it serves only administrative purposes and shouldn't be publicly visible. | ||
To | To add a category to this category, add {{Code|<nowiki>{{Hiddencat}}</nowiki>}} tag to it (the best place is somwhere at the top). The template will add a {{code|__HIDDENCAT__}} magic word to it, this category and will also display a message-box informing that category is hidden. | ||
A subcategory of a hidden category may or may not itself be hidden, depending on a template or a magic word in the subcategory. | |||
Previewing a page whilst editing it will list the hidden categories used at the bottom of the page. If you have [[Special:CreateAccount|created a user account]], you can make hidden categories show up next to normal categories at the bottom of all pages by setting the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|user preference 'Show hidden categories']]. | |||
== See also == | |||
* {{Tl|Hiddencat}} | |||
[[Category:Administrative_categories]] | [[Category:Administrative_categories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:59, 3 October 2015
This is a maintenace category which lists all hidden categories. Unlike normal categories, these are not displayed at the bottom of pages that are included in them, and are therefore hidden from readers. A category should be hidden if it serves only administrative purposes and shouldn't be publicly visible.
To add a category to this category, add {{Hiddencat}}__HIDDENCAT__
A subcategory of a hidden category may or may not itself be hidden, depending on a template or a magic word in the subcategory.
Previewing a page whilst editing it will list the hidden categories used at the bottom of the page. If you have created a user account, you can make hidden categories show up next to normal categories at the bottom of all pages by setting the user preference 'Show hidden categories'.
See also
- {{Hiddencat}}
Subcategories
This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.