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Instructions
Example: To redirect from Category:Authors to Category:Writers, simply add the following to Category:Authors:
{{Category redirect|Writers}}or{{Category redirect|Category:Writers}}with optional namespace prefix
This template adds category pages to Category:Wikipedia soft redirected categories.
Exceptions
- Non-empty categories will be listed at Category:Wikipedia non-empty soft redirected categories ( 108 ).
- Infinite loops of length 1 will be listed at Category:Wikipedia category-redirect box parameter needs fixing ( 130 ) under ∞.
- Redirects with non-existent targets will be listed at Category:Wikipedia category-redirect box parameter needs fixing ( 130 ) under ∃.
TemplateData
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TemplateData for Category redirect
Marks category as a soft-redirect
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destination category | 1 | Category that this category should redirect to
| Page name | required |
| nocat | nocat | no description | Unknown | optional |
See also
- Template:Category disambiguation
- Template:Resolve category redirect
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Category namespace
