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{{Template:Category link|category name}}

{{Template:Category link|category name|link text}}

{{Template:Category link|category name|link text|count=yes}}

{{Template:Category link|category name|link text|count=yes|count_type=type}}

{{Template:Category link|category name|link text|count=yes|count_type=type|backlog=backlog threshold}}

{{Template:Category link}} ("[C]ategory [l]ink") produces a link to a category in a similar fashion to {{Template:Template link}} for a template. For example:

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To specify the text used for the link, add it as a second parameter:

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To add a count of everything in the category, add the |count=yes parameter:

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produces: Category:Africa ( 0 )

If you just want to get a count of pages, files, or subcats, use the |count_type= parameter:

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produces: Category:Africa ( 0 ) (default)

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produces: Category:Africa ( 0 )

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produces: Category:Africa ( 0 )

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produces: Category:Africa ( 0 )

If you want to make counts standout for categories that have a backlog, use |backlog=:

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produces: Category:Africa ( 0 )

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