WikiIndex talk:How do categories work

footer/inline

If you do it this way with that footer, then we don't need the tag template at all. We just put the categories in anywhere on the page. The tag template is only used when we want the category to show up on the page, the way John's been talking about. peace, TedErnst 21:32, 22 Jan 2006 (EST)

Yes, that's right, use tag or category template when you want it to show in the article in addition to the bottom category section, else normal category command is fine --Raymond King | talk 17:34, 12 Feb 2006 (EST)

Difference between tag and category

Is there any? robinp 17:14, 12 Feb 2006 (EST)

No, in this wiki "tag" is a synonym for "category" and the "tag" and "category" templates are the same. We did that because "category" sounds heirarchical whereas "tag" is not. "tag" is also shorter and easier to use. But I am concerned that the extra confusion isn't worth it and we should just stick to category since that's the mediawiki standard. Thoughts welcome --Raymond King | talk 17:34, 12 Feb 2006 (EST)

Ray, I'm not sure I agree. In fact, I'd like to propose we get rid of the category template to better differentiate between inline tags (using the tag template) and mediawiki categories (using the category function) that only show up in the footer. TedErnst | talk 22:40, 17 Feb 2006 (EST)

tag/category news

Okay, Mark and I have been working on this and here's what we've done.

• The Template: Tag

  {{tag|CATEGORYNAME}}

  and Template: Category

  {{category|CATEGORYNAME}}

  commands now should work fine in-line. You can use these when wanting to link to a category from within the description. If eliminating one of these is your desire, I'd suggest eliminating category, because of the next point.

• The mediawiki category feature

  [[Category:CATEGORYNAME]]

  can be used for any tags that do not appear in the text. The suggestion is to use this instead of a bulleted list of tags. The bulleted list of tags is not needed because all categories for a page show up in the footer anyway.

• • This is where I propose placing above the template code, to get these types of categoriy in the footer before the template category, to push back redudant categories in the footer. (I like the redundancy in this instance, just want to bury it a little to highlight other info) MarkDilley | talk

How's this sound? Is it clear? Is it a good idea? TedErnst | talk 22:27, 17 Feb 2006 (EST)

Bulleted list of tags is not necessary, but if someone wants to use them, there should be no problem with that. MarkDilley | talk

That's fine with me, but we need to decie which one to use for the add a wiki boilerplate. TedErnst | talk 22:33, 17 Feb 2006 (EST)

YES! Ted, u da man!!!! -Raymond King | talk 02:07, 18 Feb 2006 (EST)

We we need to ratify this on the proposals page? If so, can we do that? If not, someone let me know and I'll update this How do categories work page. TedErnst | talk 12:06, 18 Feb 2006 (EST)