Template:Infobox former country/autocat

Template documentation

This subtemplate of {{Infobox country}} is used to automatically add categories to articles which transclude this template. It should not be used directly.

Regions and continents

The region and continent values should be entered without wikilinking. If a region is not recognized, an error will display at the bottom of the template. In this case, contact User:Alynnidalar to have it added to the template, unless you know what you're doing. Countries can also be added, if you request!

Establishment dates

• First the template tests to see if "Category:States and territories established in the {{{year_start}}}" exists. If so, it is added.
• If not, the template tests to see if "Category:States and territories established in {{{year_start}}}" exists. If so, it is added.
• If not, the template tests to see if "Category:States and territories established in the DECADEs" where DECADE is the decade containing {{{year_start}}} (ie Category:States and territories established in the 120s BC). If so, it is added.
• If not, the template tests to see if "Category:States and territories established in the Nth century" where N is the century containing {{{year_start}}} (ie Category:States and territories established in the 1st century BC). If so, it is added.

The reason for the first case is in case an imprecise date is imputed, such as "the 820s" or "the 18th century", before trying exact dates like "1820".

Disestablishment dates

• First the template tests to see if "Category:States and territories disestablished in the {{{year_start}}}" exists. If so, it is added.
• If not, the template tests to see if "Category:States and territories disestablished in {{{year_start}}}" exists. If so, it is added.
• If not, the template tests to see if "Category:States and territories disestablished in the DECADEs" where DECADE is the decade containing {{{year_start}}} (ie Category:States and territories disestablished in the 120s BC). If so, it is added.
• If not, the template tests to see if "Category:States and territories disestablished in the Nth century" where N is the century containing {{{year_start}}} (ie Category:States and territories disestablished in the 1st century BC). If so, it is added.

The reason for the first case is in case an imprecise date is imputed, such as "the 820s" or "the 18th century", before trying exact dates like "1820".

Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages.
Subpages of this template.