Difference between revisions of "Help:Category"
m (→See also: linkfix) |
(bit more) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | {{shortcut|[[A:CAT]]}} | ||
A '''category''' groups together various related articles. The category page itself is a page where all articles with that similar theme are listed. An example is [[:Category:Stubs]]. All articles that contain <tt><nowiki>[[Category:Stub]]</nowiki></tt> formatting will be in this category (notice that <tt><nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki></tt> automatically includes that category). | A '''category''' groups together various related articles. The category page itself is a page where all articles with that similar theme are listed. An example is [[:Category:Stubs]]. All articles that contain <tt><nowiki>[[Category:Stub]]</nowiki></tt> formatting will be in this category (notice that <tt><nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki></tt> automatically includes that category). | ||
| Line 4: | Line 5: | ||
To fix the alphabetization scheme on the category page, you can pipe a category. For example, <nowiki>[[Category:Mathematicians|Descartes, Rene]]</nowiki> will place [[Rene Descartes]] under D, not R. | To fix the alphabetization scheme on the category page, you can pipe a category. For example, <nowiki>[[Category:Mathematicians|Descartes, Rene]]</nowiki> will place [[Rene Descartes]] under D, not R. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Before creating a new category, be sure to check that such a category has not been created before (see the list below). It is possible to have a tree of categories; for example, we could have Category:Non-Euclidean geometry be a subcategory of Category:Geometry. In these cases, the specific category should be used. | ||
== List of Categories == | == List of Categories == | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 6 September 2007
| Shortcut: |
A category groups together various related articles. The category page itself is a page where all articles with that similar theme are listed. An example is Category:Stubs. All articles that contain [[Category:Stub]] formatting will be in this category (notice that {{stub}} automatically includes that category).
To directly add a page to a category, use the [[Category:Insert Category]] code. This page, for example, displays the [[Category:AoPSWiki]] code at the bottom.
To fix the alphabetization scheme on the category page, you can pipe a category. For example, [[Category:Mathematicians|Descartes, Rene]] will place Rene Descartes under D, not R.
Before creating a new category, be sure to check that such a category has not been created before (see the list below). It is possible to have a tree of categories; for example, we could have Category:Non-Euclidean geometry be a subcategory of Category:Geometry. In these cases, the specific category should be used.
List of Categories
Here is the official list of categories.
See also
This article is a tutorial about the AoPSWiki or AoPS Forum.
