Introduction
Categories organize the Wiki content conceptually. Each category is a Wiki page containing:
- a short description of the category,
- the referring pages plugin, and
- a back-link to the main category index.
Example for a category page content:
The category link ~[ReviewRequest] is added to pages an editor
would like to be reviewed by other collaborators.
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[{ReferringPagesPlugin max=500 maxwidth=100 before='#' after='\n'}]
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(See also other [Categories])
Any Wiki page may belong to one or more Wiki categories. To add a page to a category, simple add a link to the category page. In principal you may place the link anywhere on the page. However, for broad categorization, the preferred position is at the end of the page. Typical patterns are the "see other ..." phrase shown above, or:
... page content ...
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Categories: ~[German], ~[ToBeTranslatedToEnglish].
How to set up your own categories
On the page that shall be added to a new category, create a link to a new category page. Save this page, and click on the link to create the category page. Copy and modify the example shown above. Done.
Note: Categories may have normal names (like PleaseDeleteMe, PleaseRenameMe, ReviewRequested), or they may start with the word "Category". Normal page names often result in more intuitive phrases when listing the categorization. However, with simple category names ("Color", "Verb", "Biological Structure") it may be desirable to refer to the definition of a category, without desiring to enlist the page under the category. Using terms starting with "Category" disambiguates categorization from definitional usage. Furthermore, an advantage of the latter naming pattern is that category pages are grouped in the alphabetical PageIndex.
(Continue with Categories or WikiAdministration)
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Revision 1 - 2005-11-30 - Gregor Hagedorn.
