Template:Category link
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{{Cl|category name}}{{Cl|Category:category name}}{{Cl|category name|link text}}{{Cl|category name|link text|count=yes}}{{Cl|category name|link text|count=yes|count_type=type}}{{Cl|category name|link text|count=yes|count_type=type|backlog=backlog threshold}}
{{category link}} or its alias {{cl}} produces a link to a category in a similar fashion to {{Tl}} for a template. For example:
- Template:Tlf produces: Template:Cl
To specify the text used for the link, add it as a second parameter:
- Template:Tlf produces: Template:Cl
To add a count of everything in the category, add the |count=yes parameter:
- Template:Tlf produces: Template:Cl
If you just want to get a count of pages, files, or subcats, use the |count_type= parameter:
- Template:Tlf produces: Template:Cl (default)
- Template:Tlf produces: Template:Cl
- Template:Tlf produces: Template:Cl
- Template:Tlf produces: Template:Cl
If you want to make counts standout for categories that have a backlog, use |backlog=:
- Template:Tlf produces: Template:Cl
See also
- {{C}}, which produces output such as: Template:C and Template:C
- {{Clc}}, which produces output such as: Category:Africa (0) and Category:Africa (0)
- {{lc}}, which produces output such as: Template:Lc
- {{lcs}}, which produces output such as Template:Lcs
- {{tl}}, which links produces a link to a template surrounded by template-style double-braces (e.g. {{Africa}}).
- Template:Cl
- Template:Cl
- {{Category see also}}
Template:Internal category-link templates
This template creates a link to a category and optionally displays the page count. If the page count exceeds a backlog threshold, it will be highlighted.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category name | 1 | The name of the category to link to.
| String | required |
| Display text | 2 | The text to display for the link. If not provided, the category name is used.
| String | optional |
| Show count | count | Specifies whether to display the number of pages in the category.
| Boolean | optional |
| Backlog threshold | backlog | The threshold for the page count. If the count exceeds this value, it will be highlighted.
| Number | optional |
| Count type | count_type | Specifies the type of count to display (e.g., pages, files, or subcategories).
| String | optional |