Template:Auto short description/doc

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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

{{Auto short description}}

Examples

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Auto short description

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Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
sometimes	`sometimes`	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.	Boolean	optional
indirect	`indirect`	For templates that generate short descriptions via another template that is always embedded.	Boolean	optional
conditions	`conditions`	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	Content	optional
category	`category`	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	String	optional