Template:Diffusing subcategory/sandbox

This is a diffusing subcategory of [[:Category:{{{1}}}]].
Articles about {{{2}}} in the parent category should be moved to this subcategory.

This is the template sandbox page for Template:Diffusing subcategory (diff).
See also the companion subpage for test cases.

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See WP:DIFFUSE.

May be used in conjunction with {{Non-diffusing subcategory}}.

Usage

{{Diffusing subcategory|parent}}

{{Diffusing subcategory|parent|topic}}

Parameters

parent (required) – the parent category (without the prefix "Category:")
topic (optional) – replaces the name of the parent category in the second sentence

Examples

Usage in Category:Boxers from Pennsylvania:

{{Diffusing subcategory|Sportspeople from Pennsylvania}}

This is a diffusing subcategory of Category:Sportspeople from Pennsylvania.
Articles about Boxers from Pennsylvania in the parent category should be moved to this subcategory.

{{Diffusing subcategory|Sportspeople from Pennsylvania|boxers}}

This is a diffusing subcategory of Category:Sportspeople from Pennsylvania.
Articles about boxers in the parent category should be moved to this subcategory.

{{Non-diffusing subcategory|American boxers|boxers}}

This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American boxers.
It includes boxers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.

Other category-header templates

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Diffusing subcategory/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.