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{{hatnote|For more detailed guidelines on creating and organizing categories, see [[Wikipedia:Help:Category]]. More technical information can be found at [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Categorization|Wikipedia:Categorization]].}} | {{hatnote|For more detailed guidelines on creating and organizing categories, see [[Wikipedia:Help:Category]]. More technical information can be found at [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Categorization|Wikipedia:Categorization]].}} | ||
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Categories allow articles to be placed in one or more groups, and allow those groups to be further categorized. When an article belongs to a category, it will contain a special link to a page that describes the category. Similarly, when a sub-category belongs to a parent category, it will contain a special link to the parent category's page. | Categories allow articles to be placed in one or more groups, and allow those groups to be further categorized. When an article belongs to a category, it will contain a special link to a page that describes the category. Similarly, when a sub-category belongs to a parent category, it will contain a special link to the parent category's page. | ||
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== Naming convention for Categories== | == Naming convention for Categories== | ||
:''See also: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Naming conventions (categories)|Wikipedia:Naming conventions (categories)]]'' | :''See also: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Naming conventions (categories)|Wikipedia:Naming conventions (categories)]]'' | ||
Use the UniWiki titling conventions of no unnecessary capital letters or abbreviations, i.e. use <nowiki>[[Category:Category examples]]</nowiki> instead of <nowiki>[[Category:Category | Use the UniWiki titling conventions of no unnecessary capital letters or abbreviations, i.e. use <nowiki>[[Category:Category examples]]</nowiki> instead of <nowiki>[[Category:Category Examples]]</nowiki>. | ||
Avoid ambiguities. | Avoid ambiguities. | ||
===Lists=== | ===Lists=== | ||
If the category collects articles, then avoid the word ''List'' in the name of the category, and use plurals, e.g. [[:Category:Popes]]. | If the category collects articles, then avoid the word ''List'' in the name of the category, and use plurals, e.g. [[Wikipedia:Category:Popes|Category:Popes]]. | ||
However, if the category collects ''lists'', then using the word ''Lists'' in the name of the category is appropriate, e.g. [[:Category:Lists of radio stations]]. | However, if the category collects ''lists'', then using the word ''Lists'' in the name of the category is appropriate, e.g. [[Wikipedia:Category:Lists of radio stations|Category:Lists of radio stations]]. | ||
===Topics=== | ===Topics=== | ||
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==Editing articles== | ==Editing articles== | ||
:''See also: [https:// | :''See also: [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Categories MediaWiki User's Guide: Using Categories]''. | ||
===Adding an article to a category=== | ===Adding an article to a category=== | ||
To add an article to a category, edit the article and add [[Category:''Surname''<nowiki>]]</nowiki> at the bottom of the article. | To add an article to a category, edit the article and add [[Category:''Surname''<nowiki>]]</nowiki> at the bottom of the article. | ||
:For example: [[Category:Mind-body interventions<nowiki>]]</nowiki>. | :For example: [[Category:Mind-body interventions<nowiki>]]</nowiki>. | ||
See also [[UniWiki:Editing_Guide]] under Proper categorization. | |||
===Linking to a category without categorizing=== | ===Linking to a category without categorizing=== | ||
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A prominent link to the most important article in the category is usually a good idea, but please avoid copying large quantities of text or images from an article to a category page. If a category and a page have a one-to-one correspondence, then the template {{tl|main}} or similar is often the best solution. Introductions should be short and only navigation templates that facilitate moving between categories or category pages can be included. | A prominent link to the most important article in the category is usually a good idea, but please avoid copying large quantities of text or images from an article to a category page. If a category and a page have a one-to-one correspondence, then the template {{tl|main}} or similar is often the best solution. Introductions should be short and only navigation templates that facilitate moving between categories or category pages can be included. | ||
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