Template:PageType/doc

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

Template providing a literal description of the type of a page. This will typically be an economical version of the page's namespace, worded in such a way that it will also be the natural way of describing it verbally. For instance the myriad of talk pages are simply referred to as 'talk page'(s) without any distinction. Namespaces not explicitly covered is handled by a catch-all returning '<page type>'.

This template is intended for transclusion by other templates, maintenance templates in particular.