{{DMCFACT|Wikipedia articles that are too technical|from|{{{date|}}}}} will categorise all files, articles, categories and templatesinCategory:Wikipedia articles that are too technical from June 2024, if the date is set June 2024 e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template.{{DMCAT|Wikipedia articles that are too technical|from|{{{date|}}}}} will categorise all articles and article talk pagesinCategory:Wikipedia articles that are too technical from June 2024, if the date is set June 2024 e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template.{{DMCA|Articles to be split|from|{{{date|}}}|All articles to be split}} will categorise all articlesinCategory:Articles to be split from June 2024, if the date is set June 2024 e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template. In either case the article will be added to Category:All articles to be split.{{DMCA|Dutch mathematicians}} is the straight category Category:Dutch mathematicians.{{TDMCA|type="Tolkien"|Articles to be split|from|{{{date|}}}|All articles to be split}} will categorise as in the above example but also in Category:Tolkien articles to be split if it exists. If it doesn't the page will be added to the hidden Category:Articles with tags with unsupported types.
An incorrect date is any date which is not of the form July 2024, e.g. July 07, 2024, or june instead of June, or other spelling mistakes.
DMCA stands for "dated maintenance category – articles". Similar templates exist for certain other namespaces or combinations. DMCA is a metatemplate with highly circumscribed use, and not intended to be "editor facing".
TemplateData for Dated maintenance category (articles and talk pages)
No description.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default category name | 1 | The category (without "Category:") if there is no date, but also the stem of the category name when there is a date | String | required |
| Preposition | 2 | no description
| String | required |
| Date | 3 | Date (month year, e.g. June 2024). Usually the "date" parameter of the calling template
| Content | suggested |
| Category | 4 | Category all the articles go in, dated or not (if there is one) | String | optional |
| Alternative default category | 5 | Used when parameter 1 is right for forming the dated category, but the undated items need to go somewhere else | String | optional |
| onlyarticles | onlyarticles | ({{Dated maintenance category}} only) Used for template design, restricting the function of this template to article namespace (as in {{DMCA}}).
| String | optional |
