Cat State/doc

Documentation Sub-page for Template:Cat_State

Scope of Use

• Template:Cat_State should be used to build category-pages for individual US States, Territories, etc. and Canadian Provinces.

Variables

• Specified values will override default values.
• Specified values and Default values are all case-sensitive.

Variable Name	Var Description	Expected Value(s)	Default Value	Notes
CategoryName		the category-article's own name (not its parent's name).
ParentCat	(Parent Category)	name of the article's parent category	Collaboration
loctype	(location type)	normal values would be either "state", "province", or "district".	state
StateWikiArticle		the proper title for the related Wiki article.

Examples

• The horizontal lines below separate examples for clarity and do not appear when template is invoked.

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How to invoke this template for a US State

• {{Cat_State
  |CategoryName=Texas
  |StateWikiArticle=Texas (US)}}
  

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Result

Welcome to the "Category:Texas" category which is a sub-category of "Category:Collaboration". Please assign this category to all articles relating to information from entities in the state of Texas.

To assign this category to an article, please add [[Category:Texas]] as the last line.

You may find this state's Wiki article at Texas (US).

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How to invoke this template for the US District of Columbia

• {{Cat_State
  |CategoryName=District of Columbia
  |loctype=district
  |StateWikiArticle=District of Columbia (DC)}}
  

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Result

Welcome to the "Category:District of Columbia" category which is a sub-category of "Category:Collaboration". Please assign this category to all articles relating to information from entities in the district of District of Columbia.

To assign this category to an article, please add [[Category:District of Columbia]] as the last line.

You may find this district's Wiki article at District of Columbia (DC).

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How to invoke this template for a Canadian Province

• {{Cat_State
  |CategoryName=Quebec
  |loctype=province
  |StateWikiArticle=Quebec (CA)
  |ParentCat=Province Data}}
  

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Result

Welcome to the "Category:Quebec" category which is a sub-category of "Category:Province Data". Please assign this category to all articles relating to information from entities in the province of Quebec.

To assign this category to an article, please add [[Category:Quebec]] as the last line.

You may find this province's Wiki article at Quebec (CA).

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