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'''Note:''' Need to add [[Subcategories]] to this page - which are nested categories within categories. | |||
'''Categories''' are tags that index all pages marked with that tag on the same page. All pages marked with a particular category can be seen on one page. See [[:Category: Wiki]] for an example where all the pages tagged with the Wiki category are then indexed on one page. This makes it easier for people to find content related to a topic or category. | '''Categories''' are tags that index all pages marked with that tag on the same page. All pages marked with a particular category can be seen on one page. See [[:Category: Wiki]] for an example where all the pages tagged with the Wiki category are then indexed on one page. This makes it easier for people to find content related to a topic or category. | ||
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* put the page in the appropriate wiki category | * put the page in the appropriate wiki category | ||
If there are other categories that a page could belong to, just add them at the bottom of the page as such: <pre>[[Category: | If there are other categories that a page could belong to, just add them at the bottom of the page as such: <pre>[[Category: Category name]]</pre> | ||
= Linking to a category page = | = Linking to a category page = | ||
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<pre> | <pre> | ||
[[:Category:Wiki]] | [[:Category: Wiki]] | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
will produce the following: [[:Category:Wiki]] | will produce the following: [[:Category: Wiki]] | ||
To change the appearance of a category link, append a vertical bar and the desired text to display, as such: | To change the appearance of a category link, append a vertical bar and the desired text to display, as such: | ||
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This would yield the following: [[:Category: Wiki|new text]] | This would yield the following: [[:Category: Wiki|new text]] | ||
= Style conventions = | |||
''Always'' put a space after every instance of '''Category:''' so that keyboard traversal is kept easy. | |||
= Maintenance = | = Maintenance = | ||
Latest revision as of 20:24, 6 December 2015
Note: Need to add Subcategories to this page - which are nested categories within categories.
Categories are tags that index all pages marked with that tag on the same page. All pages marked with a particular category can be seen on one page. See Category: Wiki for an example where all the pages tagged with the Wiki category are then indexed on one page. This makes it easier for people to find content related to a topic or category.
Categorizing pages
Categorize pages using the official list of categories. Stick to these categories where possible; don't create new categories unless there is a real need.
Categorize pages by placing the Breadcrumb template at the top and passing the category name as parameter. At the top of a page about beekeeping, you would write:
{{Breadcrumb|Food and Agriculture|Beekeeping}}
This will do two things:
- insert a navigation menu at the top, and
- put the page in the appropriate wiki category
If there are other categories that a page could belong to, just add them at the bottom of the page as such:
[[Category: Category name]]
Linking to a category page
To link to a category page, prepend a colon so that the parser sees a link instead of a categorization. For example, writing
[[:Category: Wiki]]
will produce the following: Category: Wiki
To change the appearance of a category link, append a vertical bar and the desired text to display, as such:
[[:Category: Wiki|new text]]
This would yield the following: new text
Style conventions
Always put a space after every instance of Category: so that keyboard traversal is kept easy.
Maintenance
The following pages help in the maintenance of categories.
- List of all categories
- Pages without categories
- Categories without pages
- Categories without categories