Template:InfoboxCategory - Revision history

GaryJJSpate at 20:37, 3 August 2026

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	=== Parameters ===		=== Parameters ===
	* '''parent_categories''' — the category's parent(s) in the tree, as display text/links (this is separate from the actual <~~code~~>[[Category:Parent]]</~~code~~> tag at the bottom of the page, which is what does the real categorization — this parameter is just the human-readable label)		* '''parent_categories''' — the category's parent(s) in the tree, as display text/links (this is separate from the actual <nowiki>[[Category:Parent]]</nowiki> tag at the bottom of the page, which is what does the real categorization — this parameter is just the human-readable label)
	* '''related_categories''' — optional. Sibling or cross-referenced categories worth surfacing to a reader browsing this category		* '''related_categories''' — optional. Sibling or cross-referenced categories worth surfacing to a reader browsing this category

	[[Category:Infoboxes]]		[[Category:Infoboxes]]
	</noinclude>		</noinclude>

GaryJJSpate at 20:34, 3 August 2026

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			<includeonly><div class="vault-infobox vault-infobox-category"><div class="vault-infobox-header">{{PAGENAME}}</div>{{#if:{{{parent_categories\|}}}\|<div class="vault-infobox-row"><span class="vault-infobox-k">PARENT CATEGORY</span><span class="vault-infobox-v">{{{parent_categories}}}</span></div>}}{{#if:{{{related_categories\|}}}\|<div class="vault-infobox-row"><span class="vault-infobox-k">RELATED CATEGORIES</span><span class="vault-infobox-v">{{{related_categories}}}</span></div>}}</div></includeonly><noinclude>
			== Template:InfoboxCategory ==
			Renders the infobox card at the top of a Vault '''category''' page — as distinct from the content infoboxes ({{tl\|InfoboxMovie}}, {{tl\|InfoboxShow}}, etc.), which describe an article's subject rather than a category's place in the tree.

			Displays the page's own name automatically via <code>{{PAGENAME}}</code> — there is no <code>name</code> parameter, since a category page's title is fixed and shouldn't need repeating.

			'''Note:''' requires the ParserFunctions extension for the <code>{{#if:}}</code> conditionals, same as the other infoboxes.

			'''Formatting note:''' the entire template body is written as one unbroken line, with no line breaks between rows — same rule as every other infobox/brief template on the wiki. Splitting rows across multiple lines causes MediaWiki to wrap them in stray <code><p></code> tags; leaving blank lines between otherwise-correct rows causes visible gaps.

			'''Important:''' this template must never be placed on a page that also contains a call to itself, and must never itself call <code>{{InfoboxCategory}}</code> — doing either produces a "Template loop detected" error.

			'''Usage:'''
			<pre>
	{{InfoboxCategory		{{InfoboxCategory
	\|parent_categories=[[:Category:~~Templates~~]]		\|parent_categories=[[:Category:The Vault\|The Vault]]
	\|related_categories=[[:Category:Locations by Type\|Locations by Type]], [[:Category:Locations by Geography\|Locations by Geography]]		\|related_categories=[[:Category:Locations by Type\|Locations by Type]], [[:Category:Locations by Geography\|Locations by Geography]]
	}}		}}
	<~~nooinclude~~>~~'''Category:Locations''' collects places associated with reported phenomena~~, ~~historical mysteries, or investigations~~. ~~This category splits into two independent branches:~~		</pre>
			Place at the top of a category page, before its descriptive text.

	* '''[[:Category:~~Locations by Type\|Locations by Type~~]]~~''' — classifies a place by~~ the ~~kind~~ of ~~subject it~~ is ~~(haunted, UFO~~-~~related, Fortean~~)~~. Use when a place itself is what an article documents.~~		=== Parameters ===
	* '''~~[[:Category:Locations by Geography\|Locations by Geography]]~~''' — ~~the archive's geographic browsing tree (country > state/region > town)~~. ~~Any article, regardless of its primary classification, can attach~~ to a ~~town-level~~ category ~~here alongside its own classification — a Case, an Entity, an Investigator's base of operations, and a Locations article can all share the same town tag.~~		* '''parent_categories''' — the category's parent(s) in the tree, as display text/links (this is separate from the actual <code>[[Category:Parent]]</code> tag at the bottom of the page, which is what does the real categorization — this parameter is just the human-readable label)
			* '''related_categories''' — optional. Sibling or cross-referenced categories worth surfacing to a reader browsing this category

	[[Category:Infoboxes]]		[[Category:Infoboxes]]
	</noinclude>		</noinclude>

GaryJJSpate at 20:32, 3 August 2026

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	\|related_categories=[[:Category:Locations by Type\|Locations by Type]], [[:Category:Locations by Geography\|Locations by Geography]]		\|related_categories=[[:Category:Locations by Type\|Locations by Type]], [[:Category:Locations by Geography\|Locations by Geography]]
	}}		}}
	'''Category:Locations''' collects places associated with reported phenomena, historical mysteries, or investigations. This category splits into two independent branches:		<nooinclude>'''Category:Locations''' collects places associated with reported phenomena, historical mysteries, or investigations. This category splits into two independent branches:

	* '''[[:Category:Locations by Type\|Locations by Type]]''' — classifies a place by the kind of subject it is (haunted, UFO-related, Fortean). Use when a place itself is what an article documents.		* '''[[:Category:Locations by Type\|Locations by Type]]''' — classifies a place by the kind of subject it is (haunted, UFO-related, Fortean). Use when a place itself is what an article documents.
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	[[Category:Infoboxes]]		[[Category:Infoboxes]]
			</noinclude>

GaryJJSpate at 20:09, 3 August 2026

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	* '''[[:Category:Locations by Geography\|Locations by Geography]]''' — the archive's geographic browsing tree (country > state/region > town). Any article, regardless of its primary classification, can attach to a town-level category here alongside its own classification — a Case, an Entity, an Investigator's base of operations, and a Locations article can all share the same town tag.		* '''[[:Category:Locations by Geography\|Locations by Geography]]''' — the archive's geographic browsing tree (country > state/region > town). Any article, regardless of its primary classification, can attach to a town-level category here alongside its own classification — a Case, an Entity, an Investigator's base of operations, and a Locations article can all share the same town tag.

	[[Category:~~Templates~~]]		[[Category:Infoboxes]]

GaryJJSpate at 20:06, 3 August 2026

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	{{InfoboxCategory		{{InfoboxCategory
	\|parent_categories=[[:Category:~~The Vault\|The Vault~~]]		\|parent_categories=[[:Category:Templates]]
	\|related_categories=[[:Category:Locations by Type\|Locations by Type]], [[:Category:Locations by Geography\|Locations by Geography]]		\|related_categories=[[:Category:Locations by Type\|Locations by Type]], [[:Category:Locations by Geography\|Locations by Geography]]
	}}		}}

GaryJJSpate at 20:06, 3 August 2026

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	~~<includeonly><div class="vault-infobox">~~		{{InfoboxCategory
	~~<div class="vault-infobox-header">{~~{{~~name}}}</div>~~		\|parent_categories=[[:Category:The Vault\|The Vault]]
	~~<div class~~=~~"vault-infobox-row"><span class="vault-infobox-k">TYPE</span><span class="vault-infobox-v">~~Category~~</span></div>~~		\|related_categories=[[:Category:Locations by Type\|Locations by Type]], [[:Category:Locations by Geography\|Locations by Geography]]
	~~{{#if~~:~~{{{scope~~\|~~}}}\|<div class="vault-infobox-row"><span class="vault-infobox-k">SCOPE</span><span class="vault-infobox-v">{{{scope}}}</span></div>}}~~
	~~{{#if:{{{parent~~\|~~}}}\|<div class~~=~~"vault-infobox-row"><span class="vault-infobox-k">PARENT</span><span class="vault-infobox-v">~~[[:Category:~~{{{parent}}}~~\|~~{{{parent}}}~~]]~~</span></div>}}~~
	~~<div class="vault-infobox-row"><span class="vault-infobox-k">PAGES FILED</span><span class="vault-infobox-v vault-infobox-status">{{PAGESINCATEGORY:{{{name}}}}}</span></div>~~
	~~</div></includeonly><noinclude>~~
	~~== Template:CategoryInfobox ==~~
	~~Renders the right-hand infobox card on a '''category page''' — same visual style as {{tl\|CaseInfobox}}~~, ~~used for individual case files, but with fields suited to a category (scope and parent rather than region and first report).~~
	~~'''Note~~:~~''' requires the ParserFunctions extension for the <code>{{#if~~:~~}}</code> conditionals, same as CaseInfobox.~~
	~~'''Usage:'''~~
	~~<pre>~~
	~~{{CategoryInfobox~~
	\|~~name=UFOs and Sightings~~
	~~\|scope=Aerial phenomena and sighting reports~~
	~~\|parent=All Files~~
	}}		}}
	~~</pre>~~		'''Category:Locations''' collects places associated with reported phenomena, historical mysteries, or investigations. This category splits into two independent branches:
	~~Place this at the very top of a category page~~, ~~before the descriptive text — it floats right and the text will wrap around it automatically~~.

	~~=== Parameters ===~~		* '''[[:Category:Locations by Type\|Locations by Type]]''' — classifies a place by the kind of subject it is (haunted, UFO-related, Fortean). Use when a place itself is what an article documents.
	* '''~~name~~''' — ~~required. The category's display name~~ (~~also used to auto~~-~~count pages via <code>{{PAGESINCATEGORY:}}</code>~~)		* '''[[:Category:Locations by Geography\|Locations by Geography]]''' — the archive's geographic browsing tree (country > state/region > town). Any article, regardless of its primary classification, can attach to a town-level category here alongside its own classification — a Case, an Entity, an Investigator's base of operations, and a Locations article can all share the same town tag.
	* '''~~scope~~''' — ~~recommended~~. ~~A one~~-~~line description of what the~~ category ~~covers~~
	* '~~''parent''' — optional. The category this one sits under~~, ~~if any (rendered as~~ a ~~link)~~

	~~'''Pages filed''' is generated automatically — no need to update it by hand.~~		[[Category:Templates]]
	[[Category:~~Vault~~ Templates]]
	~~</noinclude>~~

GaryJJSpate: GaryJJSpate moved page Template:CategoryInfobox to Template:InfoboxCategory

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GaryJJSpate moved page Template:CategoryInfobox to Template:InfoboxCategory

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Created page with "<includeonly><div class="vault-infobox"> <div class="vault-infobox-header">{{{name}}}</div> <div class="vault-infobox-row"><span class="vault-infobox-k">TYPE</span><span class="vault-infobox-v">Category</span></div> {{#if:{{{scope|}}}|<div class="vault-infobox-row"><span class="vault-infobox-k">SCOPE</span><span class="vault-infobox-v">{{{scope}}}</span></div>}} {{#if:{{{parent|}}}|<div class="vault-infobox-row"><span class="vault-infobox-k">PARENT</span><span class="vau..."

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<includeonly><div class="vault-infobox">
<div class="vault-infobox-header">{{{name}}}</div>
<div class="vault-infobox-row"><span class="vault-infobox-k">TYPE</span><span class="vault-infobox-v">Category</span></div>
{{#if:{{{scope|}}}|<div class="vault-infobox-row"><span class="vault-infobox-k">SCOPE</span><span class="vault-infobox-v">{{{scope}}}</span></div>}}
{{#if:{{{parent|}}}|<div class="vault-infobox-row"><span class="vault-infobox-k">PARENT</span><span class="vault-infobox-v">[[:Category:{{{parent}}}|{{{parent}}}]]</span></div>}}
<div class="vault-infobox-row"><span class="vault-infobox-k">PAGES FILED</span><span class="vault-infobox-v vault-infobox-status">{{PAGESINCATEGORY:{{{name}}}}}</span></div>
</div></includeonly><noinclude>
== Template:CategoryInfobox ==
Renders the right-hand infobox card on a '''category page''' — same visual style as {{tl|CaseInfobox}}, used for individual case files, but with fields suited to a category (scope and parent rather than region and first report).
'''Note:''' requires the ParserFunctions extension for the <code>{{#if:}}</code> conditionals, same as CaseInfobox.
'''Usage:'''
<pre>
{{CategoryInfobox
|name=UFOs and Sightings
|scope=Aerial phenomena and sighting reports
|parent=All Files
}}
</pre>
Place this at the very top of a category page, before the descriptive text — it floats right and the text will wrap around it automatically.

=== Parameters ===
* '''name''' — required. The category's display name (also used to auto-count pages via <code>{{PAGESINCATEGORY:}}</code>)
* '''scope''' — recommended. A one-line description of what the category covers
* '''parent''' — optional. The category this one sits under, if any (rendered as a link)

'''Pages filed''' is generated automatically — no need to update it by hand.
[[Category:Vault Templates]]
</noinclude>