Examples

Category exists and is not redirected

Category:1970s

• {{Resolve category redirect|1970s}} → 1970s
• {{Resolve category redirect/sandbox|1970s}} → 1970s

• {{Resolve category redirect|Category:1970s}} → Category:1970s
• {{Resolve category redirect/sandbox|Category:1970s}} → Category:1970s

Category exists and is a soft redirect

Category:Mosques completed in the 19th century

• {{Resolve category redirect|Mosques completed in the 19th century}} → 19th-century mosques
• {{Resolve category redirect/sandbox|Mosques completed in the 19th century}} → 19th-century mosques

• {{Resolve category redirect|Category:Mosques completed in the 19th century}} → 19th-century mosques
• {{Resolve category redirect/sandbox|Category:Mosques completed in the 19th century}} → 19th-century mosques

Category exists and is a soft redirect

Category:Organisations

• {{Resolve category redirect|Organisations}} → Organizations
• {{Resolve category redirect/sandbox|Organisations}} → Organizations

• {{Resolve category redirect|Category:Organisations}} → Organizations
• {{Resolve category redirect/sandbox|Category:Organisations}} → Organizations

Non-existent category

Category:Colourless green things

• {{Resolve category redirect|Colourless green things}} → Colourless green things
• {{Resolve category redirect/sandbox|Colourless green things}} → Colourless green things

• {{Resolve category redirect|Category:Colourless green things}} → Category:Colourless green things
• {{Resolve category redirect/sandbox|Category:Colourless green things}} → Category:Colourless green things