Template:Hidden category
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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
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Hidden category in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for Hidden category
<templatedata> { "params": {}, "description": "This template should be placed on the category page that you wish to be hidden. No parameters are required." } </templatedata>
See also
- Wikipedia:Categorization § Wikipedia administrative categories
- Archived discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 24 § HIDDENCAT