Template:Backlog count/sandbox
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This is the template sandbox page for Template:Backlog count (diff). See also the companion subpage for test cases. |
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Usage
This template is used by Wikipedia:Backlog. It is not intended for general use in the encyclopedia. It nicely formats categories whose names end in from month YEAR so they can be displayed in a numbered list. It includes the size of the category. Since it does not count sub-categories, it is not an actual count of the total backlog, just the backlog in the particular month and year.
- Example
To format
- Category:Accuracy disputes from July 2023
- Category:Articles with unsourced statements from July 2023
as a numbered list, with their sizes, use
{{Backlog count|Accuracy disputes|July 2023}}
{{Backlog count|Articles with unsourced statements|July 2023}}
- which displays as
See also
- Category:Wikipedia backlog
- Template:Backlog progress bar
- Template:Backlog status
- Wikipedia:Dashboard
- Template:Dashboard
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Backlog count/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |