Template:Media/doc

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

This template is used on approximately 2,500 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.

Usage[edit]

This template adds an image to the category "{{{1}}} media files", or if that does not exist then "{{{1}}} images", otherwise "{{{1}}} media", with the {{PAGENAME}} sort key.

Tracking category[edit]

Category:Pages using Template:Media with ambiguous media category contains pages using this template with an ambiguous category name ending in just "media" rather than "media files" (as opposed to mass media).