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|style="text-align:center; background-color:#fda; border:1px solid #A0A7B4; padding:0.25em"|This '''{{NAMESPACE}}:&nbsp;{{PAGENAME}}''' 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]].
|style="text-align:center; background-color:#fda; border:1px solid #A0A7B4; padding:0.25em"|This '''{{NAMESPACE}}:&nbsp;{{PAGENAME}}''' 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]].
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Include an [[:Category:Wikis to add|article]] page in <u>this</u> 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]], eg. <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]].
Include an [[:Category:Wikis to add|article]] page in <u>this</u> 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 template|infobox template]]<br>'''''b.''''' '[[Template:Tag|tag]]' a word within the prose of the [[article]], eg. <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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To include this [[Special:Templates|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 [[Special:Templates|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]].


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
If the actual category page in question does not have an [[:Category:Infobox template|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>
:<code><nowiki><div style=float:right>{{PopulateCategory}}</div></nowiki></code>
If this template is used on a seemingly already populated category, but you are aware of significantly more articles (wiki sites, etc) to add which should be included in that category, you may either leave a note on its [[talk page]], or add a 'hidden' comment alongside the template code, as in
If this template is used on a seemingly already populated category, but you are aware of significantly more articles (wiki sites, etc) to add which should be included in that category, you may either leave a note on its [[talk page]], or add a 'hidden' comment alongside the template code, as in

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