From outside category namespace: This is a redirect from a page outside the category namespace to a category page. This redirect page must be outside the category namespace.
Redirects in category namespace are soft redirects, and rcats must never be used to tag soft redirects.
When appropriate, protection levels are automatically sensed, described and categorized.
Template {{Redirect category shell}} may be used to add one or more rcat templates, along with their parameters and categories, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation page below.
When used by itself:
From outside category namespace: This is a redirect from a page outside the category namespace to a category page. This redirect page must be outside the category namespace.
Redirects in category namespace are soft redirects, and rcats must never be used to tag soft redirects.
In 2003, efforts were begun to support the Wikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability of Wikipedia articles in printed versions. Mainspace redirects that target pages in the category namespace are not suitable for a printed version. In other words they are unprintworthy.
Note:A leading colon must be used as shown above ([[:Cat...) or the redirect will populate the target category.
Template {{Rcat shell}} is an alias for the Redirect category shell template, which may be used to add as many appropriate rcats as needed, usually from one to seven, along with their parameters, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation on its template page. This rcat may also tag a redirect individually:
#REDIRECT [[:Category:(target page name)]]
{{R to category namespace}}
Note:Again, a leading colon must be used as shown above ([[:Cat...) or the redirect will populate the target category.
Use this rcat to tag any redirect from a page outside of the category namespace to a category. Be careful to place a colon (:) before the word "Category" in the target as shown above. Otherwise, the redirect will actually be placed into that category, which is not to be desired.
This rcat should never be used on a redirect that is in the category namespace that targets any other page.