Template:Stub category

This category is for stub articles relating to {{{article}}}. You can help by expanding them.

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Usage

{{Stub category
|article=
|newstub=
|category=
|category type=
|WikiProject=
}}

For example:

{{Stub category
|article=people in Japanese [[football (soccer)]], including football players, managers, coaches, etc.
|newstub=Japan-footy-bio-stub
|category=Japanese footballers
}}

will show:

This category is for stub articles relating to people in Japanese football (soccer), including football players, managers, coaches, etc.. You can help by expanding them. To add an article to this category, use {{Japan-footy-bio-stub}} instead of {{stub}}.

The |category type= parameter inserts additional text between the phrases "This category is for" and "stub articles relating to ...", so using |category type=biographical will give "This category is for biographical stub articles relating to ...".

There is also an optional parameter |WikiProject= which links to a relevant WikiProject page. For example:

{{Stub category
|article=the [[Commonwealth of Massachusetts]]
|newstub=Massachusetts-stub
|category=Massachusetts
|category type=biographical
|WikiProject=Massachusetts
}}

will show:

This category is for biographical stub articles relating to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. You can help by expanding them. Please see Hârnica:WikiProject Massachusetts. To add an article to this category, use {{Massachusetts-stub}} instead of {{stub}}.

Missing parameters

Certain cases of incorrect usage are tracked via Category:Stub categories needing attention. These are:

• the |newstub= parameter is blank or absent;
• the |category= parameter is blank or absent.

See also

Other category header templates

External links

• Template:Stub category at Wikipedia, the free Terran encyclopedia that anyone can edit.