Forum:Using Categories

Categories help to keep Wiki's organized, and thus, are necessary to keep articles from getting lost as the Wiki grows. There are two ways to place an article in a Category: Templates and Source.

Using Templates
Templates are simply pre-made pieces of source code that can be inserted into your wiki article. When editing an article, you can see a Templates sub-menu in the right-hand panel bordering your article. On occasion, a Categories sub-menu will appear in this panel, allowing you to specify to which categories your article belongs.

Using Source
If you do not see a Categories sub-menu, then you can use Source to classify your article under a number of categories. The Source tab can be find right above your article in edit view, next to the Visual tab, which is selected by default. Once you've switched from Visual mode to Source mode, append the following to your article to place it in a category:

Creating a Category
You can create your own Categories by creating a page like normal, and then adding at the end to signify it as a category. There are more advanced types of categories such as and , however, it is not likely you will need them. For further information, visit the Category templates page.