Template talk:Maintenance category

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I propose to the replace this template {{Wikipedia category}} that was not very used. 16@r 00:56, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Both were merged. 16@r 17:56, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Parameter

Resolved

 – Done

Please document the parameter(s) that this template takes. --InfantGorilla (talk) 05:54, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

 This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. The real JustSomeoneNo (talk) 06:12, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Add closing </p> tags

Resolved

 – Template no longer uses <p> markup at all.

Please add closing </p> tags as this breaks rendering on some Wikipedia forks. Dpleibovitz (talk) 17:56, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Remove mention of "administration" from template

As per the archived discussion "Simplify and refine naming of category classes", use of adjectives like "administration" should be avoided to describe categories because an "administration category" should like something only Wikipeida administrators should worry about. Template:Tracking category had the same problem where its text was saying "administrative tracking category". I fixed that after the discussion and nobody complained and it does seem like it has made things less confusing. Historically, the problematic wording was first introduced back on 12 April 2007 with this edit; prior the wording was calling it a maintenance category. I'm going to go ahead and change it here too by using the word "maintenance" only again. Please read the archive discussion and if you still notice any problem, explain it here. Jason Quinn (talk) 00:17, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 28 February 2017

Many maintenance categories groups articles because of their content, such as unreferenced content or non-neutral-point-of-view content. Categories are supposed to group articles because of their topics. Therefore, please change "it groups articles by status rather than content." to "it groups articles by status rather than by subject." or "...than by topic." 208.95.51.115 (talk) 13:24, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Done — Train2104 (t • c) 15:04, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Requested move 12 October 2017

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: moved. "This is a maintenance category"... Jenks24 (talk) 14:07, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

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Template:Wikipedia category → Template:Maintenance category – Match actual content and purpose; all categories on Wikipedia are "Wikipedia categories", so the present name is unhelpful and non-mnemonic.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ >^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ<  10:46, 12 October 2017 (UTC)

Renaming to the more general Template:Administration categoryTemplate:Administration category would be better (Category:Wikipedia maintenance is below Category:Wikipedia administration). DexDor ^(talk) 20:21, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

Implies use by/for administrators, and wouldn't match the content of the template or the names of the categories.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ >^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ<  01:31, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

No, Category:Wikipedia administration isn't just for administrators - they're different things. DexDor ^(talk) 05:40, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

• Support per nom. Anarchyte (work | talk) 11:24, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

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The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Error

Please correct error: "It is is not part of the encyclopedia ". Thanks, --Ohconfucius (on the move) (talk) 21:32, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

 Done Good catch. It looks like it was only in there for a little over a month. – Jonesey95 (talk) 22:47, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

Parameter "template"

Template:Category header has a parameter |template=. Is there any particular reason why {{maintenance category}} doesn't support it? For example, Category:Categories for deletion passes |description=Pages are categorized here using {{Tlx|Cfd}}. to {{maintenance category}}. Such notices could be more automated by supporting |template=. Same can be said about {{Tracking category}}. For example, Category:All articles with links needing disambiguation has in its description The category is added automatically by using template {{Tl|Disambiguation needed}}.. Unifying placement of links to templates in category banner could be useful. —⁠andrybak (talk) 11:41, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

I don't understand exactly what your goal is, but {{Unknown parameters category}} may be of interest as a category header template that does some special handling. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:18, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Jonesey95, the goal is to understand why there isn't a parameter |template= in templates {{maintenance category}} and {{tracking category}}, which would provide a prominent unified message about the categorizing template in the category header. —⁠andrybak (talk) 16:03, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab) § Better designating the reader-facing and editor-facing areas of Wikipedia

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab) § Better designating the reader-facing and editor-facing areas of Wikipedia. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 07:45, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 2 February 2023

Please implement this edit (compare); it makes the link to the preferences page more specific to the appearance tab, referenced in the template. Thanks! EpicPupper (talk) 00:13, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

 Completed. (Ref: "user preference".) P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^put'r there 02:48, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

No-inclusion of content categories

There is a discussion regarding the use of this template at Category talk:Wikipedia categories named after heads of government#Revert. Your input is welcome. Regards, Thinker78 (talk) 01:22, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 2 January 2024

Please capitalize "appearance → show hidden categories" to "Appearance → Show hidden categories" where written to be consistent with the preferences. Toadette ^{(Merry Christmas, and a happy new year)} 21:40, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done – Jonesey95 (talk) 00:22, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 21 June 2024

Template:Wikipedia categoryTemplate:Wikipedia category, which redirects here, is tagged as {{r from ambiguous term}}. That rcat states:

This is a redirect from an ambiguous page name to a page or list that disambiguates it.

Since {{maintenance category}} doesn't disambiguate anything, I think the rcat should be removed. jlwoodwa (talk) 19:04, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done. SilverLocust 💬 03:35, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Should an icon be added?

Templates should generally have a specific icon instead of the generic one especialy if they're used on many pages/categories, like {{Maintenance category}}. Should we add an icon to this template? Possibly the one below, from {{Wikipedia how to}}, or another one?

This is a maintenance category, used for maintenance of the Wikipedia project. It is not part of the encyclopedia and contains non-article pages, or groups articles by status rather than subject. Do not include this category in content categories (except for eponymous maintenance categories).

FaviFake (talk) 15:54, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

It's been more than two weeks and nobody has objected, so I've added a TPER template. FaviFake (talk) 15:33, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

 Completed. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. – welcome! – 17:58, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Edit request 13 December 2025

Description of suggested change: Please add the __NOINDEX__ magic word to this template. I think you can just slap the magic word on to the front of the template, but I'm requesting this edit here because I'm not good at editing templates and would like a review from someone more competent. Toadspike [Talk] 12:53, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

After this is done, this template should be added to Category:Wikipedia templates which apply NOINDEX. Toadspike [Talk] 12:54, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

User:Toadspike out of curiosity, can you explain the purpose here? Stumbled upon this and trying to understand it... It looks like this would prevent these categories from showing up in search results (like a google search)?? Am I understanding correctly or am I way off the mark... Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 07:07, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

Yes, that's correct. I found some of these categories turning up in search results, which I don't think is helpful for readers. We already noindex several namespaces and mainspace pages not reviewed by NPP. Toadspike [Talk] 12:26, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanation. I too wanted to wait for someone more experienced than I to perform the edit, but appreciate you explaining it to me! Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 05:09, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:57, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

Edit request 8 March 2026

Fix wikilinks per MOS:SOB:

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|type=notice	|type=notice
| image = [[File:Twemoji 1f527.svg|35px|link=|alt=]]	| image = [[File:Twemoji 1f527.svg|35px|link=|alt=]]
|text=<div>This is a '''[[Wikipedia:Maintenance|maintenance]] [[Help:Category|category]]''', used for [[Wikipedia:Categorization#Non-article and maintenance categories|maintenance of the Wikipedia project]]. It is not part of the encyclopedia and contains [[Wikipedia:What is an article?|non-article pages]], or groups articles by status rather than subject. Do not include this category in content categories (except for [[Wikipedia:Categorization#Eponymous categories|eponymous]] maintenance categories).</div>{{#if: {{Yesno|{{{container|}}}}}	|text=<div>This is a '''[[Wikipedia:Maintenance category|maintenance category]]''', used for [[Wikipedia:Categorization#Non-article and maintenance categories|maintenance of the Wikipedia project]]. It is not part of the encyclopedia and contains [[Wikipedia:What is an article?|non-article pages]], or groups articles by status rather than subject. Do not include this category in content categories (except for [[Wikipedia:Categorization#Eponymous categories|eponymous]] maintenance categories).</div>{{#if: {{Yesno|{{{container|}}}}}
| <div>This is a '''[[:Category:Container categories|container category]]'''. Due to its scope, '''it should only contain [[WP:SUBCAT|subcategories]]'''.</div>{{#ifeq: {{{container_category|}}}	| <div>This is a '''[[:Category:Container categories|container category]]'''. Due to its scope, '''it should only contain [[WP:SUBCAT|subcategories]]'''.</div>{{#ifeq: {{{container_category|}}}
| no	| no

FaviFake (talk) 08:38, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 18:43, 8 March 2026 (UTC)