Template:Category pair/doc

Usage

Place

on the top of the category page, replacing "CATEGORY NAMEn" with the names only of the target categories, leaving out the term "Category:".

Each category is displayed only if it exists. If neither category exists, nothing will be displayed.

If there is no succeeding category, you may simply place:

on the top of the category page, replacing "CATEGORY NAME1" with the name only of the target category, leaving out the term "Category:".

If there is no preceding category, then leave the first parameter empty, and simply place:

on the top of the category page, replacing "CATEGORY NAME2" with the name only of the target category, leaving out the term "Category:".

Examples

Preceding and succeeding categories, both exist
  • {{Category pair|19世纪|21世纪}}
  • {{Category pair|20世纪|22世纪}}
Preceding category only, which exists
Succeding category only, which exists
Preceding and succeeding categories, only preceding exists
Preceding and succeeding categories, only succeeding exists
Two non-existent categories, so no output

Error checking

If more than two parameters are supplied, a warning message is shown when the page is previewed and when it is saved the page is added to a hidden tracking category: Category:Pages using Template:Category pair with more than 2 parameters.

Only the first two parameters are processed. Others are ignored.

If more than two parameters are supplied, the template is unlikely to do what the editor intended e.g.

  • {{tlx|Category pair|CATEGORY NAME1|CATEGORY NAME2|CATEGORY NAME3}} will ignore CATEGORY NAME3
  • {{tlx|Category pair|CATEGORY NAME1||CATEGORY NAME2}} will ignore CATEGORY NAME2, because a duplicate | character between the two categories causes CATEGORY NAME2 to be the third parameter rather the second

Tracking categories

If neither parameter is a category which currently exists the template will produce no output. This is not necessarily an error; the other categories may simply be part of an incomplete series which will be completed in due course
See above: Error checking

See also