Editing Incubator escapee wiki:Categorization (section)

===Hiding categories===
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In cases where, for technical reasons, administration categories appear directly on articles rather than talk pages, they should be made into '''hidden categories''', so that they are not displayed to readers. This rule does not apply to [[Wikipedia:Stub|stub]] categories or "uncategorized article" categories – these types are ''not'' hidden.

To hide a category, add the template {{tlx|Wikipedia category|<nowiki>hidden=yes</nowiki>}} to the category page (the template uses the [[Wikipedia:Magic word|magic word]] <code><nowiki>__HIDDENCAT__</nowiki></code>). This also places the page in [[:Category:Hidden categories]].

A logged-in user may elect to view all hidden categories, by checking "Show hidden categories" on the "Appearance" tab of [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]]. Notice that "hidden" parent categories are never in fact hidden on category pages (although they are listed separately).

Hidden categories are listed at the bottom when previewing. All users of the desktop version can see hidden categories for a page by clicking "Page information" under "Tools" in the left pane, or by editing the whole page with the source editor.

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