Usage

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The simplest usage is just {{Monthly clean-up category}} In this case a default message page for that group of categories will need to exist. See Template:Monthly clean-up category/Messages for a list of existing message pages and to understand the naming convention.

Also the category will need to follow the naming convention "Blah blah from November 2024". (See #Limitations for more information.)

If a red-linked counter category is shown, simply populate it with {{Counter category}}.

Parameter toc

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  • toc = focus - gives a focus letter
  • toc = toc - give a category style table of contents
  • toc = none -

Parameter hidden

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  • hidden = n - The category will not be hidden.

Examples

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Focus

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{{Monthly clean-up category
 | type    = silly articles
 | message = silly articles should be deleted
 | toc     = focus
 | cat     = test stubs
}}



This category combines all silly articles from November 2024 (2024-11) to enable us to work through the backlog more systematically. It is a member of Category:test stubs.
silly articles should be deleted So that articles don't remain in this category too long, a suggestion is made to work on articles beginning with a certain letter. The letter is changed daily.

The current focus is on articles beginning with: P.

{{Monthly clean-up category
 | type    = silly articles
 | message = silly articles should be made sensible
 | toc     = toc
 | cat     = test stubs
}}



This category combines all silly articles from November 2024 (2024-11) to enable us to work through the backlog more systematically. It is a member of Category:test stubs.
silly articles should be made sensible

No TOC

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{{Monthly clean-up category
 | type    = silly articles
 | message = silly articles should be rewritten
 | toc     = none
 | cat     = test stubs
}}



This category combines all silly articles from November 2024 (2024-11) to enable us to work through the backlog more systematically. It is a member of Category:test stubs.
silly articles should be rewritten

Another example

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{{Monthly clean-up category
 | type    = silly articles
 | message = silly articles should be revised
 | cat     = test stubs
 | hidden  = n
}}



This category combines all silly articles from November 2024 (2024-11) to enable us to work through the backlog more systematically. It is a member of Category:test stubs.
silly articles should be revised

Nearly empty copy

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{{Monthly clean-up category
 | type    = 
 | toc     = toc
 | cat     = 
 | hidden  = y
 | message = 
}}

Limitations

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If the category name does not follow the convention "Blah blah from November 2024", the template will need to have "year" "month name" and "monthno" supplied.

Example

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...
 | monthno = {{CURRENTMONTH}}
 | month name = {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}
 | year    = {{CURRENTYEAR}}
...

See also

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