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'''{{tlf|DEFAULTSORT:<sort key>}}''' is a [[Help:Magic words|magic word]] used to modify the sequence of pages shown on [[Help:Category|category]] 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. ''Note'': 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 {{brackets|Category:}} tags contain a differing individual sort key.<br />
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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).<br />
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==Understanding DEFAULTSORT==<br />
By default, pages listed on a category page are sorted by {{tlc|PAGENAME}}. It is possible to set a different sort key by using the {{tlc|DEFAULTSORT}} [[Help:magic words|magic word]].<br />
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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 the page, even if the later DEFAULTSORT tag is also "hidden" (included by another template).<br />
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==Placement==<br />
When using {{tl|DEFAULTSORT}} to modify the default sort key, the [[Help:magic words|magic word]] 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 '''Forename Surname''' could look like:<br />
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==Final section==<br />
Final line of content in "final section".<br />
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{{Last metadata template<br />
| LAST PARAMETER OF LAST METADATA TEMPLATE = Parameter content<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Surname, Forename}}<br />
[[Category:Forename Surname| ]]<br />
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==Tracking category==<br />
* {{clc|Pages which use a template in place of a magic word}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* {{tl|DISPLAYTITLE}}<br />
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