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minor margin tweak, how to right align
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|style="text-align:center; background-color:#fda; border:1px solid #A0A7B4; margin:4px; padding:0.5em"|This '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is either [[Special:UnusedCategories|empty]], or [[:Category:Categories needing populating|sparsely populated]],<br>and needs to be 'populated' with [[:Category:All|articles]], [[:Category:Stubs|stubs]] (and / or other [[Special:Categories|categories]])<br>relevant to the [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject matter]] of <u>this</u> specific category.<br><br>Include an [[:Category:Wikis to add|article]] page in this category via one (or more) of [[WikiIndex:How do categories work|three methods]]:<br>'''''a.''''' add <code>{{PAGENAME}}</code> in the appropriate field of its [[:Category:Infobox templates|infobox template]]<br>'''''b.''''' '[[Template:Tag|tag]]' a word within the prose of the article, as in <code><nowiki>{{tag|</nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code><br>'''''c.''''' add <code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{FULLPAGENAME}}<nowiki>]]</nowiki></code> at the bottom of its [[edit box]]. | |style="text-align:center; background-color:#fda; border:1px solid #A0A7B4; margin:4px; padding:0.5em"|This '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is either [[Special:UnusedCategories|empty]], or [[:Category:Categories needing populating|sparsely populated]],<br>and needs to be 'populated' with [[:Category:All|articles]], [[:Category:Stubs|stubs]] (and / or other [[Special:Categories|categories]])<br>relevant to the [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject matter]] of <u>this</u> specific category.<br><br>Include an [[:Category:Wikis to add|article]] page in this category via one (or more) of [[WikiIndex:How do categories work|three methods]]:<br>'''''a.''''' add <code>{{PAGENAME}}</code> in the appropriate field of its [[:Category:Infobox templates|infobox template]]<br>'''''b.''''' '[[Template:Tag|tag]]' a word within the prose of the article, as in <code><nowiki>{{tag|</nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code><br>'''''c.''''' add <code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{FULLPAGENAME}}<nowiki>]]</nowiki></code> at the bottom of its [[edit box]]. | ||
|}<includeonly>[[Category:Categories needing populating]]</includeonly><noinclude> | |}<includeonly>[[Category:Categories needing populating]]</includeonly><noinclude> | ||
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;Usage | ;''Usage | ||
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 | 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 [[editor]]s to add any [[:Category:Wikis to add|new]] or [[:Category:All|existing articles]], including [[:Category:Stubs|stub articles]]; or to create completely new articles here on WikiIndex, to the highlighted category. | ||
To include this template banner on any relevant empty or sparsely populated 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]]. | To include this template banner on any relevant empty or sparsely populated 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 | If the actual category page in question does not have an [[:Category:Infobox templates|infobox]], nor a right-aligned [[:Category:WikiLogo|logo]] or other [[:Category:Images|image]], this template can be aligned to the right margin by copying and pasting <code><nowiki><div style=float:right>{{PopulateCategory}}</div></nowiki></code>. If this template is used on an already populated category, but you are aware of significantly more articles to add, you may either leave a note on its [[talk page]], or add a 'hidden' comment alongside the template code, as in <code><nowiki>{{PopulateCategory}}<!--there are loads of English Wikia sites--></nowiki></code>. | ||
;''See also | |||
[[Template:Add]] (used for dumping wiki URLs into a new article without an infobox and no structured data), [[template:Stub]] (the default generic stub template), and [[:category:Stub templates]] (a list of all specific-targeted stub templates). | |||
[[Category:Categories needing populating| ]] | [[Category:Categories needing populating| ]] | ||
[[Category:Category templates]] | [[Category:Category templates]] | ||
[[Category:Housekeeping templates]]</noinclude> | [[Category:Housekeeping templates]]</noinclude> | ||