Help:Categories
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- Categories are important and useful for organizing pages.
All pages that have the Category: namespace, are categories.
Using Categories[edit]
- To add a page to a category, write the category link on the page:
[[Category:WikiHelp]] - To create a normal link to a category without adding the page to said category, you need to write it like this:
[[:Category:WikiHelp]]
Notes[edit]
- The Categories will always appear at the bottom of the page when viewed if done correctly, no matter where you put the Category tag when editing.
- This is why it is best to add categories in the first line, so they are easily found when editing.
- Even if a category has not been created, items can be put into it (the link will just appear red).
- Categories are groups and can be used to link together related groups (Categories in Categories) and some are in multiple ones.
What can be Categorized?[edit]
Everything can be put into a category, such as
- Pages
- Categories (for further sorting)
- Media Files (they have
File:as namespace) - Redirects (useful for getting certain things to appear on the Category page list, just add them after the Redirect link)
Templates with Categories[edit]
Some templates have been made so it will add the page using it into the same category.
- There will be a note on the template page itself, telling you what the template is made to do, such as if it will add the page to a category.
- An example can be made of this help page, by using the
{{WikiHelp}}template, the page has been organized into the WikiHelp Category.