How To Make Categories - Revision history

imported>Arkalor: moved How To Make Categories to Help:Creating Categories: Moving to the Help namespace

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moved How To Make Categories to Help:Creating Categories: Moving to the Help namespace

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	~~To create categories it takes only a few simple lines of code, but in the end it adds a good amount of usability and organization to any wiki.~~		#REDIRECT [[Help:Creating Categories]]

	Categories help greatly to keep the wiki organized as well as providing pre-generated indexes for the various pages in a category, this basically makes a "master page" of all the items in that category sorted by name, which is great for a quick search through all related items in a wiki.

	For example, let's say we are adding some pages for various swords, by simply adding the Sword category to the bottom of the page, we are adding the item to the Sword index generated by the wiki, which makes it incredibly easy for a user to search for all swords at once to locate another related item instead of searching for it directly.

	~~To accomplish the example in this case we need only add the following code to the bottom of the previously mentioned quest item page:~~

	~~----~~
	~~<code><nowiki>~~[[~~Category:Sword]]</nowiki></code>~~
	~~----~~

	Using the example above you should be able to categorize your entries into the wiki (within reason) where the items can be grouped. By default category is generally singular, but if there's a reason to make it plural, do so. For example "Gauntlets." For most things there's probably already a category ([[List of Categories]]). If you make a new one, add it to the list so others will know to use it too.

	Basically any item that will likely belong to a group of items that will have multiple entries in the wiki, if you're adding something that likely has a lot of related or similar items you should consider if creating a category for it would be helpful / necessary. Don't be afraid to try out categories, if something becomes redundant or unnecessary it is much easier to clean up useless categories then to sort through tons of related entries and categorize them after the fact.


	~~'''Subcategories'''~~

	When an item can belong to more than one category it can either have all of the categories explicitly listed, or where it makes sense it can only be listed as a member of a subcategory. For example, a [[Virindi Executor]] is both a [[:Category:Creature\|Creature]] and a [[:Category:Virindi\|Virindi]] and it has both listed on its page. However for somethings it makes sense to just list the subcategory. For example there are lots of developer chat pages, these are in the category [[:Category:Developer Chat\|Developer Chat]], which is a subcategory of [[:Category:Turbine\|Turbine]]. This means that on the Turbine category page all of the dev chat entries are consolidated in a link to the dev chat subcategory instead of all being listed (and competing for space with all the other Turbine items). They are not listed individually because they do not themselves have the Turbine category tag, only Developer Chat.

	~~A category becomes a subcategory by placing a new category tag on the category page itself. For example, if you go to [[:Category:Sword]] you will see a tag for [[:Category~~:~~Weapon]]. And if you go to [[:Category:Weapon]] you will see [[:Category:Sword]] listed as a subcategory.~~

	~~The category hierarchies can be seen in the tree listing [[List of~~ Categories ~~\| here]].~~

	~~[[Category:Help~~]]

imported>Tlosk at 17:24, 12 June 2008

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	Basically any item that will likely belong to a group of items that will have multiple entries in the wiki, if you're adding something that likely has a lot of related or similar items you should consider if creating a category for it would be helpful / necessary. Don't be afraid to try out categories, if something becomes redundant or unnecessary it is much easier to clean up useless categories then to sort through tons of related entries and categorize them after the fact.		Basically any item that will likely belong to a group of items that will have multiple entries in the wiki, if you're adding something that likely has a lot of related or similar items you should consider if creating a category for it would be helpful / necessary. Don't be afraid to try out categories, if something becomes redundant or unnecessary it is much easier to clean up useless categories then to sort through tons of related entries and categorize them after the fact.


			'''Subcategories'''

			When an item can belong to more than one category it can either have all of the categories explicitly listed, or where it makes sense it can only be listed as a member of a subcategory. For example, a [[Virindi Executor]] is both a [[:Category:Creature\|Creature]] and a [[:Category:Virindi\|Virindi]] and it has both listed on its page. However for somethings it makes sense to just list the subcategory. For example there are lots of developer chat pages, these are in the category [[:Category:Developer Chat\|Developer Chat]], which is a subcategory of [[:Category:Turbine\|Turbine]]. This means that on the Turbine category page all of the dev chat entries are consolidated in a link to the dev chat subcategory instead of all being listed (and competing for space with all the other Turbine items). They are not listed individually because they do not themselves have the Turbine category tag, only Developer Chat.

			A category becomes a subcategory by placing a new category tag on the category page itself. For example, if you go to [[:Category:Sword]] you will see a tag for [[:Category:Weapon]]. And if you go to [[:Category:Weapon]] you will see [[:Category:Sword]] listed as a subcategory.

			The category hierarchies can be seen in the tree listing [[List of Categories \| here]].

	[[Category:Help]]		[[Category:Help]]

imported>Tlosk: How to make categories moved to How To Make Categories: name conformity

2008-04-12T13:44:14Z

How to make categories moved to How To Make Categories: name conformity

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imported>Tlosk at 00:23, 12 March 2008

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	Basically any item that will likely belong to a group of items that will have multiple entries in the wiki, if you're adding something that likely has a lot of related or similar items you should consider if creating a category for it would be helpful / necessary. Don't be afraid to try out categories, if something becomes redundant or unnecessary it is much easier to clean up useless categories then to sort through tons of related entries and categorize them after the fact.		Basically any item that will likely belong to a group of items that will have multiple entries in the wiki, if you're adding something that likely has a lot of related or similar items you should consider if creating a category for it would be helpful / necessary. Don't be afraid to try out categories, if something becomes redundant or unnecessary it is much easier to clean up useless categories then to sort through tons of related entries and categorize them after the fact.

			[[Category:Help]]

imported>Tlosk: default - singular

2008-03-02T17:07:35Z

default - singular

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	Categories help greatly to keep the wiki organized as well as providing pre-generated indexes for the various pages in a category, this basically makes a "master page" of all the items in that category sorted by name, which is great for a quick search through all related items in a wiki.		Categories help greatly to keep the wiki organized as well as providing pre-generated indexes for the various pages in a category, this basically makes a "master page" of all the items in that category sorted by name, which is great for a quick search through all related items in a wiki.

	For example, let's say we are adding some pages for various ~~items from a quest~~, by simply adding the ~~QuestItem~~ category to the bottom of the page, we are adding the item to the ~~QuestItem~~ index generated by the wiki, which makes it incredibly easy for a user to search for all ~~QuestItems~~ at once to locate another related item instead of searching for it directly.		For example, let's say we are adding some pages for various swords, by simply adding the Sword category to the bottom of the page, we are adding the item to the Sword index generated by the wiki, which makes it incredibly easy for a user to search for all swords at once to locate another related item instead of searching for it directly.

	To accomplish the example in this case we need only add the following code to the bottom of the previously mentioned quest item page:		To accomplish the example in this case we need only add the following code to the bottom of the previously mentioned quest item page:

	----		----
	<code><nowiki>[[Category:~~QuestItem~~]]</nowiki></code>		<code><nowiki>[[Category:Sword]]</nowiki></code>
	----		----

	Using the example above you should be able to categorize your entries into the wiki (within reason) where the items can be grouped. ~~Good examples of items that should be categorized when entered into the wiki would be weapons, npcs~~, ~~magical items~~, ~~wands, orbs, maces~~ ([[List of Categories]]).		Using the example above you should be able to categorize your entries into the wiki (within reason) where the items can be grouped. By default category is generally singular, but if there's a reason to make it plural, do so. For example "Gauntlets." For most things there's probably already a category ([[List of Categories]]). If you make a new one, add it to the list so others will know to use it too.

	Basically any item that will likely belong to a group of items that will have multiple entries in the wiki, if you're adding something that likely has a lot of related or similar items you should consider if creating a category for it would be helpful / necessary. Don't be afraid to try out categories, if something becomes redundant or unnecessary it is much easier to clean up useless categories then to sort through tons of related entries and categorize them after the fact.		Basically any item that will likely belong to a group of items that will have multiple entries in the wiki, if you're adding something that likely has a lot of related or similar items you should consider if creating a category for it would be helpful / necessary. Don't be afraid to try out categories, if something becomes redundant or unnecessary it is much easier to clean up useless categories then to sort through tons of related entries and categorize them after the fact.

imported>Tlosk at 11:59, 29 February 2008

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	Using the example above you should be able to categorize your entries into the wiki (within reason) where the items can be grouped. Good examples of items that should be categorized when entered into the wiki would be weapons, npcs, magical items, wands, orbs, maces ([[List of Categories)]].		Using the example above you should be able to categorize your entries into the wiki (within reason) where the items can be grouped. Good examples of items that should be categorized when entered into the wiki would be weapons, npcs, magical items, wands, orbs, maces ([[List of Categories]]).

	Basically any item that will likely belong to a group of items that will have multiple entries in the wiki, if you're adding something that likely has a lot of related or similar items you should consider if creating a category for it would be helpful / necessary. Don't be afraid to try out categories, if something becomes redundant or unnecessary it is much easier to clean up useless categories then to sort through tons of related entries and categorize them after the fact.		Basically any item that will likely belong to a group of items that will have multiple entries in the wiki, if you're adding something that likely has a lot of related or similar items you should consider if creating a category for it would be helpful / necessary. Don't be afraid to try out categories, if something becomes redundant or unnecessary it is much easier to clean up useless categories then to sort through tons of related entries and categorize them after the fact.

imported>Tlosk: list of categories link

2008-02-29T11:59:29Z

list of categories link

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	Using the example above you should be able to categorize your entries into the wiki (within reason) where the items can be grouped. Good examples of items that should be categorized when entered into the wiki would be weapons, npcs, magical items, wands, orbs, maces.		Using the example above you should be able to categorize your entries into the wiki (within reason) where the items can be grouped. Good examples of items that should be categorized when entered into the wiki would be weapons, npcs, magical items, wands, orbs, maces ([[List of Categories)]].

	Basically any item that will likely belong to a group of items that will have multiple entries in the wiki, if you're adding something that likely has a lot of related or similar items you should consider if creating a category for it would be helpful / necessary. Don't be afraid to try out categories, if something becomes redundant or unnecessary it is much easier to clean up useless categories then to sort through tons of related entries and categorize them after the fact.		Basically any item that will likely belong to a group of items that will have multiple entries in the wiki, if you're adding something that likely has a lot of related or similar items you should consider if creating a category for it would be helpful / necessary. Don't be afraid to try out categories, if something becomes redundant or unnecessary it is much easier to clean up useless categories then to sort through tons of related entries and categorize them after the fact.

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	<nowiki>[[Category:QuestItem]]</nowiki>		<code><nowiki>[[Category:QuestItem]]</nowiki></code>
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	<~~code~~>Category:QuestItem		<nowiki>[[Category:QuestItem]]</nowiki>

	~~You would of course enclose this statement in [[~~ ]] ~~tags, but doing so in this example would not show up properly~~</~~code~~>
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152.78.125.41: New page: To create categories it takes only a few simple lines of code, but in the end it adds a good amount of usability and organization to any wiki. Categories help greatly to keep the wiki org...

2007-10-29T12:48:43Z

New page: To create categories it takes only a few simple lines of code, but in the end it adds a good amount of usability and organization to any wiki. Categories help greatly to keep the wiki org...

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To create categories it takes only a few simple lines of code, but in the end it adds a good amount of usability and organization to any wiki.

Categories help greatly to keep the wiki organized as well as providing pre-generated indexes for the various pages in a category, this basically makes a "master page" of all the items in that category sorted by name, which is great for a quick search through all related items in a wiki.

For example, let's say we are adding some pages for various items from a quest, by simply adding the QuestItem category to the bottom of the page, we are adding the item to the QuestItem index generated by the wiki, which makes it incredibly easy for a user to search for all QuestItems at once to locate another related item instead of searching for it directly.

To accomplish the example in this case we need only add the following code to the bottom of the previously mentioned quest item page:

----
<code>Category:QuestItem

You would of course enclose this statement in [[ ]] tags, but doing so in this example would not show up properly</code>
----

Using the example above you should be able to categorize your entries into the wiki (within reason) where the items can be grouped. Good examples of items that should be categorized when entered into the wiki would be weapons, npcs, magical items, wands, orbs, maces.

Basically any item that will likely belong to a group of items that will have multiple entries in the wiki, if you're adding something that likely has a lot of related or similar items you should consider if creating a category for it would be helpful / necessary. Don't be afraid to try out categories, if something becomes redundant or unnecessary it is much easier to clean up useless categories then to sort through tons of related entries and categorize them after the fact.