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[[Category:Categories needing populating]]</includeonly> | [[Category:Categories needing populating]]</includeonly> | ||
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This [[:Category:Category templates|category template]] can be used on any 'unpopulated' [[Special:Categories|category]] pages, ie, [[Special:UnusedCategories|empty categories]] (or sparsely populated categories). Its' purpose is to prompt editors to add any [[:Category:Wikis to add|new]] or [[:Category:All|existing articles]]; or to create completely new articles here on WikiIndex, to the highlighted category. | This [[:Category:Category templates|category template]] can be used on any 'unpopulated' [[Special:Categories|category]] pages, ie, [[Special:UnusedCategories|empty categories]] (or sparsely populated categories). Its' purpose is to prompt editors to add any [[:Category:Wikis to add|new]] or [[:Category:All|existing articles]]; or to create completely new articles here on WikiIndex, to the highlighted category. | ||
To include this template banner on any relevent empty or sparsely populuated category, simply copy <code><nowiki>{{PopulateCategory}}</nowiki></code> and paste it into said category edit box and save. The text highlighted in grey-white (after '''''a)''''', '''''b)''''' and '''''c)''''' examples) in the template will automatically change to the relevant article or category name. | To include this template banner on any relevent empty or sparsely populuated category, simply copy <code><nowiki>{{PopulateCategory}}</nowiki></code> and paste it into said category edit box and save. The text highlighted in grey-white (after '''''a)''''', '''''b)''''' and '''''c)''''' examples) in the template will automatically change to the relevant article or category name. Usage of this template will automatically include the said category into [[:category: Categories needing populating]]. | ||
See also: [[template:Add]] | See also: [[template:Add]] | ||
Revision as of 13:58, 1 May 2013
| This Template:PopulateCategory is either empty, or sparsely populated; and needs to be 'populated' with articles (and / or other categories) relevant to the subject matter of this specific category. You can include an article in this category via one (or more) of three methods: a) – add PopulateCategory in the appropriate field of its infobox templateb) – 'tag' a word within the prose of the article, as in {{tag|PopulateCategory}}c) – add [[Template:PopulateCategory]] at the bottom of the edit box.
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- Usage
This category template can be used on any 'unpopulated' category pages, ie, empty categories (or sparsely populated categories). Its' purpose is to prompt editors to add any new or existing articles; or to create completely new articles here on WikiIndex, to the highlighted category.
To include this template banner on any relevent empty or sparsely populuated category, simply copy {{PopulateCategory}} and paste it into said category edit box and save. The text highlighted in grey-white (after a), b) and c) examples) in the template will automatically change to the relevant article or category name. Usage of this template will automatically include the said category into category: Categories needing populating.
See also: template:Add