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− | where Name is the name of the category, to any article to put it in a category. Editing a category page will likewise categorize the category making it a sub-category rather than a linked article. | + | where Name is the name of the category, to any article to put it in a category. Editing a category page will likewise categorize the category making it a sub-category rather than a linked article. The link will be placed at the bottom of the page by the wiki formatting system. |
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− | where the article is referenced into another page <br>
| + | Where the article is referenced from within the text of another page or you wish to add a category link to the top of a page.<br> |
− | eg. parts of the Technical Manual are compiled from Howto articles [[:SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter4]] | + | eg. parts of the Technical Manual are compiled from Howto articles [[:SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter4]] or [[:Category:SME9-Development|SME Server 9]]. |
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| use | | use |
− | <nowiki><noinclude>[[Category:Name]]<noinclude></nowiki> | + | |
| + | <nowiki><noinclude>[[:Category:SME9-Development|SME Server 9]]</noinclude></nowiki> |
| + | or |
| + | <nowiki><noinclude>[[:SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter4]]</noinclude></nowiki> |
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| ===What category should I use?=== | | ===What category should I use?=== |
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| ===Where should the category wikitext be put?=== | | ===Where should the category wikitext be put?=== |
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− | While not technically required, it is preferred to put '''<nowiki>[[Category:foobar]]</nowiki>''' entries at the bottom of the article. This follows the flow better. Something that might alter that is using a template in article that also has categories. Also, try to find the best [[Special:Allcategories|existing category]] to fit your article, instead of creating categories on a whim. It | + | While not technically required, it is preferred to put '''<nowiki>[[Category:foobar]]</nowiki>''' entries at the bottom of the article. This follows the flow better. Something that might alter that is using a template in article that also has categories. Also, try to find the best [[Special:Categories|existing category]] to fit your article, instead of creating categories on a whim. It |
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| ===What about transcluded categories?=== | | ===What about transcluded categories?=== |