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 documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Hidden category

This template should be placed on the category page that you wish to be hidden. No parameters are required.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

See also

• Wikipedia:Categorization § Wikipedia administrative categories
• Archived discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 24 § HIDDENCAT

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