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Template:Auto short description should be placed on documentation pages of templates which automatically generate short description for pages transcluding them.

Pages tagged with this template are categorized in Category:Templates that generate short descriptions.

Usage

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{{Auto short description}}

Examples

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TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Auto short description in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Auto short description

No description.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
sometimessometimes

Any value will change "adds an automatically generated short description" to "sometimes adds an automatically generated short description" . Use for templates that only generate short descriptions under particular conditions.

Booleanoptional
indirectindirect

For templates that generate short descriptions via another template that is always embedded.

Booleanoptional
conditionsconditions

When an explanation is desired for the conditions under which a short description is generated, e.g. when the short description template is wrapped with {{Namespace detect}}.

Example
when it is used in Wikipedia space
Contentoptional
categorycategory

For meta-templates that generate short descriptions for a family of templates. For example, specifying "chemical elements" will categorize the templates in Category:Templates that generate short descriptions for chemical elements.

Example
chemical elements
Stringoptional