Help:Extension:NiceCategoryList2

As taken directly from the extension page on MediaWiki:

Parameters
The  tag displays a category list:

Category:Some Category

The tag takes the following parameters, all of which are optional:
 * maxdepth= : maximum category depth to display; default 32
 * headings= : 'head' to display category headings as Wiki headings (default); 'bullet' to display category headings as bullet lists
 * showfirst= : '0' to skip top heading (default), else display it
 * headstart= : with 'headings=head', headstart is the heading level to list top-level categories with; default 2
 * style= : 'bullet' to show category contents as bullet lists (default); 'compact' for a more compact listing
 * showcats= : not '0' to display sub-category links in "bottom" (i.e. maxdepth) categories; default 0
 * showarts= : not '0' to display articles in categories; default 1
 * sort= : not '0' to sort the list alphabetically; else sort the list according to the index key; default 0
 * number= : not '0' to display only up to of articles, else display all articles; default 0
 * random= : with number not '0': display random choice of articles if random not '0', else display the first of articles; default 0