Help:Categories

Categories are used to organize information in the TS Wiki. At the bottom of most articles, there is a box listing categories with which the subject of the article is associated. Here is an example from Henry Steel Olcott, whose colorful life can be categorized in many ways:

Each category has a page of its own, preceded by the special word "Category" (called in Mediawiki a "Namespace"). That page has a description of the category, followed by a list of articles associated with that category. Here is an example:

On the main page of the wiki, there is a portal entitled "Categories in the TS Wiki". It provides links to categories in groupings that we hope are helpful. To see a complete list of categories specific to TS Wiki, in alphabetic order, see Category:TSWiki categories.

To create a category, go to the Search box and key in "Category" followed by the name of the new category, such as Category:New article. Alternatively, you can add the desired category to the article first, and click on the red link for the category to create it.

To add a category to an article, key in an intra-wiki link in this format: [[Category:Categoryname]].

To change the sort sequence of article in the category, use the format: [[Category:Categoryname|preferredsortsequence]]. Examples are - A. Trevor Barker will be listed under "Barker" rather than "A." - The Light Bearer (periodical) will be listed under "Light" rather than "The".

To repress a category from appearing at bottom of an article, place a colon before the word Category. For example, [[:Category:Disputed information]] would place the article in the category "Disputed information". The article would appear on the category's page, but the category would not be on the article's page. but would not appear only