Template:Cat main/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Cat main.
It contains usage information, categories, interlanguage links, and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage

This template is for use on Category pages, to refer to the primary article associated with this category, which most of the time, describes the entire set containing the category.

Normal usage (uses category name for wiki link):

{{Cat main}} →
The main article for this category is Cat main/doc.

If the name of the main article is different than the name of the category — for example: if the main article for Category:Dead or Alive is Dead or Alive (series) — then you will need to use one parameter to specify the article:

{{Cat main|Dead or Alive (series)}} →
The main article for this category is Dead or Alive (series).

Multiple articles

Simply append more articles as additional arguments (up to five):

{{Cat main|1}} results in
The main article for this category is 1.
{{Cat main|1|2}} results in
The main articles for this category are 1 and 2.
{{Cat main|1|2|3|4|5}} results in
The main articles for this category are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.