Using Categories

Creating a Category

Categories are not created explictly.  A category is created automatically the first time it is added to an article's category list.  To place an article into a category, add the category tag to the page.  (For consistancy, the categories tags should be added at the bottom of the article.)

[[Category: Category Name]] 

Each category should be given a description to describe the type of articles that belong in the category.  To add a description to a category page, click the link at the bottom of an article in the category or select the category from Special: Categories.  Then edit the page and add the category description. 

Removing a Category

A category is automatically removed from the wiki when it no longer contains any atricles.  To remove an article from a category, edit the article and remove the category tag.

Viewing Categories

A complete list of categories can be found at Special: Categories.  Each category contains an alphabetic listing of all articles in the category and should have a description at the top to describe the type of articles that exists in the category.

Creating a Sub-Category

In addition to articles, a category can contain other categories.  To create a sub-category, edit the category page for the category you want to make the sub-category and add a category tag for the super category.

For example, if you want to make "Understanding Functions" a sub-category of "Building a Project", you would edit the category page for "Understanding Functions" and add:

[[Category: Building a Project]]