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{{Nutshell| | {{Nutshell|USApedia allows you to categorize pages by appending one or more Category tags to the page. Adding these tags makes links at the bottom of the article which take you to the list of all pages in that category. This makes it easy to browse related articles.}} | ||
'''Categories''' are intended to group together pages on similar subjects by adding one or more Category tags. Adding these tags makes links at the bottom of the article which take you to the list of all pages in that category. This makes it easy to browse related articles. Categories are essentially a taxonomy that describe and bundle the articles in | '''Categories''' are intended to group together pages on similar subjects by adding one or more Category tags. Adding these tags makes links at the bottom of the article which take you to the list of all pages in that category. This makes it easy to browse related articles. Categories are essentially a taxonomy that describe and bundle the articles in USApedia. | ||
{{Breadcrumb|align=right|url=|officialwebsite=no|wikipedia=yes|page=Help:Categories}} | {{Breadcrumb|align=right|url=|officialwebsite=no|wikipedia=yes|page=Help:Categories}} | ||
{{#ev:YouTube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVpm3Ot0iEk|250|right|Introduction to categories}} | {{#ev:YouTube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVpm3Ot0iEk|250|right|Introduction to categories}} | ||
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===Adding an article to a category using Enhanced editor=== | ===Adding an article to a category using Enhanced editor=== | ||
{{#ev:YouTube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSy-VSGwzyw|400|right|Adding categories to a wiki page}} | {{#ev:YouTube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSy-VSGwzyw|400|right|Adding categories to a wiki page}} | ||
To add an article to a category using [[Help:Enhanced editor|Enhanced editor]], you create an internal link to the category just as you would when linking to any other page. By way of example, to add an article to the [[:category:Parishes|Parishes category]], you would click the Edit tab for the article and add {{code|<nowiki/>[[Category:Parishes]]}} at the end of the edit window. (While categories will work when placed anywhere in an article, | To add an article to a category using [[Help:Enhanced editor|Enhanced editor]], you create an internal link to the category just as you would when linking to any other page. By way of example, to add an article to the [[:category:Parishes|Parishes category]], you would click the Edit tab for the article and add {{code|<nowiki/>[[Category:Parishes]]}} at the end of the edit window. (While categories will work when placed anywhere in an article, USApedia practice is to always place them at the end of articles.) | ||
===Adding a file to a category=== | ===Adding a file to a category=== | ||
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==Best Practices== | ==Best Practices== | ||
===Naming Categories=== | ===Naming Categories=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|USApedia:Naming Convention}} | ||
The general practice within | The general practice within USApedia is make category names plural, since they by definition are designed to bundle together a series of articles and subcategories. | ||
===When to add subcategories=== | ===When to add subcategories=== | ||
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== Tips and tricks == | == Tips and tricks == | ||
To see all categories on | To see all categories on USApedia, go to [[Special:Categories]] and increase the limit to a large numbers, such 5000, or just follow the [https://USApedia.energy.gov/w/index.php?title=Special:Categories&limit=5000 All Categories] link. | ||
== Dynamic Page List == | == Dynamic Page List == | ||
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_DhnJ8W8qA#t=4m55s a Video tutorial about categories] | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_DhnJ8W8qA#t=4m55s a Video tutorial about categories] | ||
* {{W|article=Help:Category}} | * {{W|article=Help:Category}} | ||
{{ | {{USApedia}} | ||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||
[[Category:Pages with YouTube videos]] | [[Category:Pages with YouTube videos]] | ||