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== Instructions ==

Example: To redirect from [[:Category:Authors]] to [[:Category:Writers]], simply add the following to [[:Category:Authors]]:
:<code><nowiki>{{Category redirect|Writers}}</nowiki></code> or
:<code><nowiki>{{Category redirect|Category:Writers}}</nowiki></code> with optional namespace prefix

This template adds category pages to [[:Category:Wikipedia soft redirected categories]].

== Exceptions ==
* Non-empty categories will be listed at {{cl|Wikipedia non-empty soft redirected categories|count=yes}}.
* Infinite loops of length 1 will be listed at {{cl|Wikipedia category-redirect box parameter needs fixing|count=yes}} under [[∞]].
* Redirects with non-existent targets will be listed at {{cl|Wikipedia category-redirect box parameter needs fixing|count=yes}} under [[∃]].

== TemplateData ==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
	"params": {
		"1": {
			"label": "Destination category",
			"description": "Category that this category should redirect to",
			"example": "Writers",
			"type": "wiki-page-name",
			"required": true
		},
		"nocat": {}
	},
	"description": "Marks category as a soft-redirect",
	"format": "inline"
}
</templatedata>

== See also ==
* [[Template:Category disambiguation]]
* [[:Template:Resolve category redirect]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Category namespace]]

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[[Category:Redirect templates]]
[[Category:Category namespace templates]]
[[Category:Templates for soft redirects]]
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