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{{Commons category|Hidden categories}}
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This category contains '''[[Wikipedia:HIDDENCAT|hidden categories]]'''. Unlike normal categories, these are not displayed at the bottom of pages that are included in them, and are therefore hidden from readers.
Typically categories should be hidden if they are concerned with the maintenance or administration of the Wikipedia project itself but include mainspace articles.
Previewing a page whilst editing it will list the hidden categories used at the bottom of the page. If you have [[Special:CreateAccount|created a user account]], you can make hidden categories show up next to normal categories at the bottom of all pages by setting the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|user preference 'Show hidden categories']].
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[[Category:Wikipedia categories]]
{{Commons category|Hidden categories}}
{{Maintenance category|container=yes|hidden=yes|tracking=yes|description=The subcategories of this category are hidden categories. To add a category to this category, add {{tlx|Hidden category}}, {{tlx|Maintenance category|hidden{{=}}yes}}, or <nowiki>__HIDDENCAT__</nowiki>. A subcategory of a hidden category may or may not itself be hidden, depending on a template or a [[Help:Magic words for beginners#Categories and Indexing|magic word]] in the subcategory or in a parent category.}}
This category contains '''[[Wikipedia:HIDDENCAT|hidden categories]]'''. Unlike normal categories, these are not displayed at the bottom of pages that are included in them, and are therefore hidden from readers.
Typically categories should be hidden if they are concerned with the maintenance or administration of the Wikipedia project itself but include mainspace articles.
Previewing a page whilst editing it will list the hidden categories used at the bottom of the page. If you have [[Special:CreateAccount|created a user account]], you can make hidden categories show up next to normal categories at the bottom of all pages by setting the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|user preference 'Show hidden categories']].
{{Large category TOC}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hidden Categories}}
[[Category:Wikipedia categories]]
