Template:Commons category multi/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Commons category multi. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Note how misspelled words seem to be valid links to Wikimedia Commons. Check spelling carefully.

This template is similar to {{Commons category}} but shows up to twelve (12) categories, and allows floating the box to the left.

Usage: {{Commons category multi|topic1|topic2|topic3|…|topic12}}

Usage: {{Commons category multi|topic1|topic2|position=left}}

The template will state "Wikimedia Commons has media related to (category):..." and then display the first 2 topic names in bold/italics as "topic1 or topic2" (as links). The optional topics 3 or 4 would be on the next line ("or topic3 or topic4"). Optional topics 5 and 6 would be on a third line.

The optional |position=left shifts the box to the left margin. The template is on the right margin by default.

|delimiter= specifies which delimiter is used to separate each entry. Be careful, as this parameter accepts wikicode as well. So, to specify semicolon (;) as the delimiter (which is the Wikicode for definition list), use {{;}} instead. Because the leading and trailing spaces are ignored, use   to indicate a space.

Note that the topic names should exist as category names in Wikimedia Commons (edited using a Wikimedia login name).

Generally:

N Do not place this template or any box-type template in a section all by itself.

N Do not place this template in a section containing columns without floating left.

N Do not indent this template with colon (:) or a bullet (*) markup.

Specifically:

• In articles, this template should be placed at the top of the last section on the page so that it floats to the right of that section.
  • See Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects#Where to place links for more information and alternatives.
• In disambiguation pages, this template is usually placed at the top of the page.
• In categories, this template should be grouped with other templates at the beginning of the category introduction. This avoids unnecessary white space as any text is floated around the template boxes.

The following examples show the results of the template uasge.

Wikitext	Displays as
{{Commons category multi|Gold|Silver}}	Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gold and Silver.
This example shows the use of |position=left: {{Commons category multi|Red|Pale Green|position=left}}	Wikimedia Commons has media related to Red and Pale Green.
{{Commons category multi|Los Angeles|New York}}	Wikimedia Commons has media related to Los Angeles and New York.
This example shows links to misspelled words, in this case "Les Angles" and "Now York." {{Commons category multi|Les Angles|Now York}}	Wikimedia Commons has media related to Les Angles and Now York.
{{Commons category multi|Ludwig van Beethoven|Richard Strauss}}	Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ludwig van Beethoven and Richard Strauss.
{{Commons category multi|Gold|Silver|Bronze}}	Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gold, Silver and Bronze.
{{Commons category multi|Gold|Silver|Bronze|Iron}}	Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron.
This example shows the use of delimiters; see § Usage section above for more details. {{Commons category multi|Gold|Silver|Bronze|Iron|Copper|Brass|delimiter=; }}	Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gold; Silver; Bronze; Iron; Copper; Brass.

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