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35: 66: 318: 260:{{DEFAULTSORT:<sort key>}} is a magic word used to modify the sequence of pages shown on category pages. Please use {{DEFAULTSORT:Sortkey}} rather than {{DEFAULTSORT|Sortkey}}, with a colon (":"), not a pipe symbol ("|"). This uses the magic word directly instead of using the template to call the magic word. 161:
In the case of multiple default sort key tags, the last DEFAULTSORT on the final rendering of a page applies for all categories, regardless of the position of the category tags. This also means that a DEFAULTSORT tag included from a template is not effective if another DEFAULTSORT tag occurs later on
121:: The specific page will still be listed with its original title, regardless of the modified sort order. The sort key can be overridden for specific categories, if their ] tags contain a differing individual sort key. 191:==Final section== Final line of content in "final section". {{Templates}} {{Last metadata template | LAST PARAMETER OF LAST METADATA TEMPLATE = Parameter content }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Surname, Forename}} ] 200: 184:
should be placed at the left margin of a new line, immediately above the line which begins the list of categories. For example, the last lines of a typical article titled
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It is not necessary to use DEFAULTSORT at all if the article or page should be alphabetized according to its title (which is true for most articles).
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pages. The given sort key in a specific page is used to determine that page's position in all category pages where the page is listed.
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This template may have no transclusions, because the magic word should always be used instead.
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the page, even if the later DEFAULTSORT tag is also "hidden" (included by another template).
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For background information on how the pages in a category are ordered, see
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directly instead of using the template to call the magic word.
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Category:Pages which use a template in place of a magic word
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By default, pages listed on a category page are sorted by
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