Template:Foos (dis)established in the YYY0s category header
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To make a category of the form "Foos established in the YYY0s" or "Foos disestablished in the YYY0s", where YYY0s is a decade (e.g. "870s", "1970s", or "2010s", and "Foos" is a type of entity, e.g. "Companies" or "Hospitals"
e.g.
- Category:Hospitals established in the 1870s
- Category:Companies disestablished in the 1900s
- Category:Sports clubs and teams established in the 1930s
- Category:Military units and formations established in the 1960s
Usage
{{Foos (dis)established in the YYY0s category header}}
No parameters are needed, but some optional parameters may be supplied.
How it works
The template parses the page title, and derives three items from it:
- The type of entity
- The action, i.e. either "established" or "disestablished"
- The decade
So for example, if used on Category:Organizations established in the 1830s:
- type = "Organizations"
- action = "established"
- decade = 1830s
That page is categorised in three parent categories:
- Category:Organizations by decade of establishment
- Category:Organizations established in the 19th century
- Category:1830s establishments
In some cases, this is sufficient. However, in other cases, the parent category should be a sub-category of Category:1830s establishments.
Foe example, Category:Retail companies established in the 1830s should be a sub-category of Category:Companies established in the 1830s, and per WP:SUBCAT it should not be directly in Category:1830s establishments.
In cases such as these, extra parameters are needed.
Parameters for establishment type parent categories
Up to three un-named parameters may be used to specify parent types
e.g. On Category:Mass media companies established in the 1950s:
{{Foos (dis)established in the YYY0s category header|Companies}}
The parameter "Companies" causes the page to be parented in Category:Companies established in the 1950s, instead of Category:1950s establishments
Redirects
- Template:Foos established in the YYY0s category header
- Template:Foos disestablished in the YYY0s category header