Template:PetScan/documentation

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Documentation for Template:PetScan. [edit]
This page contains usage information, categories, interwiki links and other content describing the template.

This is a template for PetScan (formerly CatScan)

PetScan searches categories recursively. It will find subcategories that overlap with other categories, templates, etc.

Usage

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{{PetScan
 | cat       =
 | catdepth  = (optional, defaults to 1)
 | cat2      = (optional)
 | cat2depth = (optional, defaults to catdepth/1)
 | templates = (optional)
 | linktext  =
 | note      = (optional, when used limits width to 250px for text wrapping)
 | type      = (optional. See below)
}}

Type options

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  • plain - makes the template into a plain text link instead of the boxed version.
  • open - doesn't close the wikitable, allowing one to add other Template:tlg links (using Type=plain) in the same box. When used one must manually close the wikitable with |}

Example usage

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The template places a box on the right-hand side of the page, which when clicked upon opens up a page to search on the parameters supplied.

One category, one template
Featured articles containing the template {{citation needed}})
Template:tlc
Featured articles needing citations

Two categories
Featured articles that are about English-language albums
Template:tlc
Featured articles about English-language albums