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{{ Cl|category name}}

{{ Cl|Category:category name}}

{{ Cl|category name|link text}}

{{ Cl|category name|link text|count=yes}}

{{ Cl|category name|link text|count=yes|count_type=type}}

{{ Cl|category name|link text|count=yes|count_type=type|backlog=backlog threshold}}

{{ category link}} or its alias {{ cl}} produces a link to a category in a similar fashion to {{ Tl}} for a template. For example:

{{Cl|Africa}} produces: Category:Africa

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

{{Cl|Africa|this category}} produces: this category

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

{{Cl|Africa|count=yes}} produces: Category:Africa ( 33 )

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

{{Cl|Africa|count=yes|count_type=all}} produces: Category:Africa ( 33 ) (default)

{{Cl|Africa|count=yes|count_type=pages}} produces: Category:Africa ( 5 )

{{Cl|Africa|count=yes|count_type=subcats}} produces: Category:Africa ( 28 )

{{Cl|Africa|count=yes|count_type=files}} produces: Category:Africa ( 0 )

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

{{Cl|Africa|count=yes|backlog=20}} produces: Category:Africa ( 33 )

See also

• {{ C}}, which produces output such as: Africa and Afrika
• {{ Cls}}, which produces output such as: Cat:Africa
• {{ Clc}}, which produces output such as: Category:Africa (33) and Category:Africa (5)
• {{ lc}}, which produces output such as: Category:Africa ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
• {{ lcs}}, which produces output such as Category:Africa(   talk  links  history)
• {{ tl}}, which links produces a link to a template surrounded by template-style double-braces (e.g. {{ Africa}}).
• Category:Internal category-link templates
• Category:Internal link templates
• {{ Category see also}}