Module:Category handler/blacklist
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Usage
{{#invoke:Category handler|function_name}}
-- This module contains the blacklist used by [[Module:Category handler]].
-- Pages that match Lua patterns in this list will not be categorised unless
-- categorisation is explicitly requested.
return {
'^Main Page$', -- don't categorise the main page.
-- Don't categorise the following pages or their subpages.
-- "%f[/\0]" matches if the next character is "/" or the end of the string.
'^Wikipedia:Cascade%-protected items%f[/\0]',
'^User:UBX%f[/\0]', -- The userbox "template" space.
'^User talk:UBX%f[/\0]',
-- Don't categorise subpages of these pages, but allow
-- categorisation of the base page.
'^Wikipedia:Template index/.*$',
-- Don't categorise archives.
'/[aA]rchive',
"^Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive%d+$",
}