User:One-Six/Template Categorizing

Tree

• Meta templates: templates used to build templates, or to perform invisible functions as a part of a template
  • String manipulation templates
• Informational Templates: templates used to present a message(s)(need specifying)
  • Page-top informational templates: InfoTemp used on the first several lines of a page, before the body of the article
    • Work-specific page-top informational templates
  • Mid-page informational templates: InfoTemp used within the body of the article, potentially interrupting the flow
  • Page-bottom informational templates: InfoTemp used on the last several lines of a page, after the body of the article and after references
  • Infobox templates: InfoTemp usually placed at the start of the body of the article, providing a overview of the article
  • Navbox templates: InfoTemp built upon navboxes, usually placed after the body of the article (and before references?)
• Functional Templates (performing a visible function, like Template:Font, Template:Color)
  • Title-modifying templates
• Maintenance Templates
• Discussion Templates
  • Voting Templates
• Templates for template documentations (e.g. Template:HighRisk, Template:Esoteric)
• Templates for categories (e.g. Template:EmptyCatGood, Template:CategoryRedirect)
• Template documentations(location?)

Non-tree categories

• info-derived templates
• high-use templates
• page-top templates