Template:Auto short description/doc

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It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Template:Auto short description shoud be placit on doc pages o templates whit automatically generate short descriptions for pages transcludin them.

Pages tagged wi this template are categorised in Category:Templates that generate short descriptions.

For meta-templates that are used tae create a family o templates, add a |category= value tae define an alternate category.

For example: {{Auto short description|category=chemical elements}} will categorise the templates in Category:Templates that generate short descriptions for chemical elements.

Examples

{{Auto short description}}

{{Auto short description|sometimes=yes}} – for templates that only generate short descriptions under particular conditions

{{Auto short description|conditions=when it is used in Wikipedia space}} – when an explanation is wantit for the conditions under whit a short description is generatit, e.g. when the short description template is wrapped wi {{Namespace detect}}

{{Auto short description|category=specific type}} – for meta-templates that generate short descriptions for a family of templates