Template:Hidden category

This category is  not shown on its member pages unless the appropriate user preference (appearance → show hidden categories) is set.

Template documentation

This documentation is  transcluded from Template:Hidden category/doc. (Edit | history)
Note to editors: Please don't categorize this template by editing it directly. Instead, place the category in its documentation page, in its "includeonly" section.

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Usage

This should be placed on the category page that you wish to be hidden. It includes the __HIDDENCAT__  magic word, so that does not need to be added to pages that already have the {{hidden category}} template.

Criteria are given at Wikipedia:Categorization § Hiding categories and Category:Hidden categories.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Hidden category

{
	"params": {},
	"description": "This template should be placed on the category page that you wish to be hidden. No parameters are required."
}

See also

• Wikipedia:Categorization § Wikipedia administrative categories
• Archived discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 24 § HIDDENCAT

Other category-header templates

Category-heading templates

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