Template:Dated maintenance category/doc
This content is in the Template Namespace. Used for page-templates that can be re-used across the wiki.
- Template:DMC redirects to Template:Dated maintenance category.
Usage
- This template adds a category or dated category to a page.
- It will add the page to an optional additional category.
- If the dated category is invalid it will add the page to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template
Syntax
- Parameter 1: Default category name (without
Category) – the category if there is no date, but also the stem of the category name when there is a date.. - Parameter 2: Preposition (from, since, in, as of).
- Parameter 3: Date (month year, e.g. April 2026. Usually the "date" parameter of the calling template
{{{date|}}}. - Parameter 4: Category all the articles go in, dated or not (if there is one).
- Parameter 5: Alternative default category, used when parameter 1 is right for forming the dated category, but the undated items need to go somewhere else.
Technical
The parameter onlyarticles ({{Dated maintenance category}} only) is used for template design, restricting the function of this template to article namespace (as in {{DMCA}} ).
Examples
{{DMCFACT|Wikipedia articles that are too technical|from|{{{date|}}}}}will categorise all files, articles, categories and templates in Category:Wikipedia articles that are too technical from March 2026, if the date is set March 2026 e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template.
{{DMCAT|Wikipedia articles that are too technical|from|{{{date|}}}}}will categorise all articles and article talk pages in Category:Wikipedia articles that are too technical from March 2026, if the date is set March 2026 e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template.
{{DMCA|Articles to be split|from|{{{date|}}}|All articles to be split}}will categorise all articles in Category:Articles to be split from March 2026, if the date is set March 2026 e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template. In either case the article will be added to Category:All articles to be split.
{{DMCA|Dutch mathematicians}}is the straight category Category:Dutch mathematicians.
{{TDMCA|type="Tolkien"|Articles to be split|from|{{{date|}}}|All articles to be split}}will categorise as in the above example but also in Category:Tolkien articles to be split if it exists. If it doesn't the page will be added to the hidden Category:Articles with tags with unsupported types.
Note
An incorrect date is any date which is not of the form April 2026, e.g. April 08, 2026, or june instead of June, or other spelling mistakes.
Etymology
DMCA stands for "dated maintenance category – articles". Similar templates exist for certain other namespaces or combinations. DMCA is a metatemplate with highly circumscribed use, and not intended to be "editor facing".
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