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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]].


Add a command to the article of the format:
==Examples==
*[[ArborWiki]]
*[[ICANNWiki]]
*[[DavisWiki]]
*[[Game Design Wiki]]


<nowiki>{{tag|subject}}</nowiki>
==Basic overview==
*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 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 [[: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 actual category page has been 'created' (ie, a [[red link]] category), much less whether that category has been properly categorized — is at [[Special:Categories]].


or this, which is synonymous:
==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.]]


<nowiki>{{category|subject}}</nowiki>
==See also==
*[[WikiIndex: Categorizing articles]]
*[[WikiIndex: Frequently asked questions]]


if you wish to additionally categorize the article beyond it's "main topic".  This additional command may be used in the description area or in a separate area under the description titled "Additional Categories"
{{Category discussions}}
 
[[Category:FAQ]]
'''Examples:'''
* [[ArborWiki]]
* [[ICANNWiki]]
* [[DavisWiki]]
 
'''Overall'''
* Add relevant categories (tags) to articles; try to be consistent and use CamelCase where there are multiple words such as "ProgrammingLanguages"
* As categories are added, category articles will naturally appear in the [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted Pages]] section; create these articles as needed.  Also, if these articles are subordinate to larger categories, categorize them appropriately.  i.e. the category "Lisp" should be a subcategory of "ProgrammingLanguages" and hence when you create the category "Lisp", categorize that article in "ProgrammingLanguages"
* Top level categories should be categorized to "Wiki Topic", which is the highest level.  From time to time, the [[Wiki Index]] page will require manual updating of the high level categories.
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