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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 new or [[:Category:All|existing articles]]. | 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 new or [[:Category:All|existing articles]]. | ||
To include this 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. | To include this 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 white (after (a), (b) and (c) examples) in the template will automatically change to the relevant article or category name. | ||
See also: [[template:Add]] | See also: [[template:Add]] | ||
Revision as of 16:22, 13 December 2012
| 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 category. You can include an article here via one (or more) of three methods: (a) — add PopulateCategory in the appropriate field of its infobox template(b) — '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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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.
To include this 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 white (after (a), (b) and (c) examples) in the template will automatically change to the relevant article or category name.
See also: template:Add