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'''WikiIndex:How do categories work''' — this [[:Category:Meta|'meta']] article here on {{tag|WikiIndex}} describes the requirement to add further [[Special:Categories|categories]] to an existing [[article]] here on [[:Category:All|WikiIndex]] beyond its [[:Category:Wiki Topic|'main topic']]. This {{tag|help}} page describes the additional command (or [[:Category:Wiki syntax|wiki syntax]]) which may be used within the description prose area, or as separate categories listed below the prose description at the very bottom of the [[edit box]]. | |||
==Examples== | |||
*[[ArborWiki]] | *[[ArborWiki]] | ||
*[[ICANNWiki]] | *[[ICANNWiki]] | ||
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*[[Game Design Wiki]] | *[[Game Design Wiki]] | ||
==Basic overview== | |||
*Add relevant [[Special:Categories|categories]] (and tags) to articles; <s>try to be consistent and use [[CamelCase]] where there are multiple words such as | *Add relevant [[Special:Categories|categories]] (and / or [[Template:Tag|tags]]) to articles; <s>try to be consistent and use [[CamelCase]] where there are multiple words such as 'ProgrammingLanguages'.</s> | ||
*As categories are added, category | *As new categories are added (without any text within said new [[category]]), category pages will naturally appear in the [[Special:WantedPages]] section; create these '[[red link]]' category pages as needed. Also, if these category pages are subordinate to larger categories, categorize them appropriately. i.e. the [[:Category:Lisp|category 'Lisp']] should be a sub-category of [[:Category:Programming|'Programming']], and hence when you (originally) create(d) the category 'Lisp', categorize that category pages in 'Programming'. | ||
*Top level categories should be categorized to | *Top-level categories should be categorized to [[:Category:Wiki people|'Wiki Topic']], which is the highest level. From time to time, the [[WikiIndex]] article page (as indeed many other existing article pages) will require manual updating of the top- and high-level categories. | ||
*A list of every category used at WikiIndex — whether or not its | *A list of every category used at WikiIndex — whether or not its actual category page has been 'created' (ie, a [[red link]] category), much less whether that category has been properly categorized — is at [[Special:Categories]]. | ||
[[File:WikiIndexMap.jpg|820px|center]] | ==WikiIndex category map== | ||
[[File:WikiIndexMap.jpg|thumb|820px|center|An early illustration of how [[Special:Categories|categories]] fundamentally work here on {{tag|WikiIndex}}. The blue coloured categories now form the basis of [[WikiIndex:WikiIndex:Structured data|'structured data']] now used on WikiIndex as part of the [[:Category:Semantic MediaWiki|Semantic MediaWiki]] extensions.]] | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[WikiIndex: | *[[WikiIndex: Categorizing articles]] | ||
*[[WikiIndex: Frequently asked questions]] | |||
{{ | {{Category discussions}} | ||
[[Category:FAQ]] | [[Category:FAQ]] | ||