Template:Cat main

The main article for this category is [[{{{1}}}]].

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Usage

This template is for use on Category pages, to refer to the primary article associated with this category, which most of the time, describes the entire set containing the category.

Normal usage (uses category name for wiki link):

• {{Cat main|Template:Cat main}} →
  The main article for this category is Template:Cat main.

If the name of the main article is different than the name of the category.

Multiple articles

Simply append more articles as additional arguments (up to five):

• {{Cat main|Main Page}} results in
  The main article for this category is Main Page.
• {{Cat main|Main Page|MediaWiki}} results in
  The main articles for this category are Main Page and MediaWiki.
• {{Cat main|Main Page|MediaWiki|MediaWiki|MediaWiki|MediaWiki}} results in
  The main articles for this category are Main Page, MediaWiki, MediaWiki, MediaWiki and MediaWiki.

Pages which aren't articles

• {{Cat main|w:WP:WikiProject|article=no}} →
  The main page for this category is w:WP:WikiProject.

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Cat main/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template’s sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages.
Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.