How do I build a query that counts pages by category or subcategory?
Consider this simple situation:
I have a category called Parent Category with two sub categories called First Child and Second Child.
I have a Page A and a Page B that have the category First Child. I have a Page C has the category Second Child.
What I want to do is count the number of pages in each category. I can get a count of pages under the Parent Category: { { #ask: [ [Category: Parent Category] ] | format = count} }
I can produce a table of pages by category: { { #ask: [ [Category: Parent Category] ] | format = table} }
But, how do I do both so that I have a table that looks like this:
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| first child | 2 |
| second child | 1 |
I've tried a few things without success. Here is one example: { { #ask: [ [Category: Parent Category] ] | ?Category | ?count | format = table } }
Any advice you have would be appreciated.
- Make sure semantics is enabled for category pages,
- define Template:Count pages in category as
{{#ask: [[Category:{{{1}}}]] | format = count}}, - insert query
{{#ask: [[:Category:+]] [[Category:Parent category]] | link = none | format = template | template = Count pages in category}}into your page, - submit and wait forever until the page is parsed.
