Template:Human name disambiguation/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Human name disambiguation.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template is used on approximately 77,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

Shortcuts

{{hndab}}
{{hndis}}

Usage

This template is designed for use only on disambiguation pages that contain only links to articles for people having the same name. It displays a notice on the page and includes it in the Category:Human name disambiguation pages, a subcategory of Category:Disambiguation pages. It is similar in function to the {{Disambiguation}} template, which is used on general purpose disambiguation pages. Examples:

For a disambiguation page containing only human names (i.e. given name and surname such as "Max Weber"), add (at bottom of page):

{{Human name disambiguation}}

For a disambiguation page containing other entries besides human names, do not use the {{Human name disambiguation}} template. Instead, use:

{{Disambiguation|human name}}

The above methods sort the category entries by the page name, so Max Weber (disambiguation) would appear under "M" in Category:Human name disambiguation pages. To list the category entries by surname, add a sort key:

{{Human name disambiguation|Weber, Max}}

or:

{{Human name disambiguation|name=Weber, Max}}

generates:

[[Category:Human name disambiguation pages|Weber, Max]]

For human name disambiguation pages requiring cleanup, use {{Human name disambiguation cleanup}}.

Choosing the proper template

A page that lists "Ethan Allen (baseball player)" and "Ethan Allen (furniture company)" should use {{disambiguation|hn}}.
A page that lists "Jayson L. Smeltsdorf" and "Jayson Q. Smeltsdorf" should use {{Human name disambiguation}}.
A page that lists only people with the given name "Jayson" should use {{given name}}.
A page that lists only people with the surname "Smeltsdorf" should use {{surname}}.
A page that lists people with the given name or surname "Peyman" should use {{given name|type=both}}.

Templatedata

Displays notice that the page is a disambiguation page for a name

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
nocat	`nocat`	Stops the template from categorizing the page Default false Example true	Boolean	optional
Name	`name`	Name to be shown in the template Example John Doe	Content	suggested

Usage

Choosing the proper template

See also

Templatedata