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first brush bringing this essential aspect of the MediaWiki up-to-date
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'''Categories''' were introduced to [[MediaWiki]] in version 1.3.0 which is not currently running here.
'''Categories''' were introduced to [[MediaWiki]] in version 1.3.0 released in 2004.


[[Special:Categories]] lists all that are presently in use in [[this wiki]] [[itself]].
<tt>Categories are basically automatic '''two-way hyperlinks''' where when you add a page to a category by adding <nowiki>[[Category:SomeCategory]]</nowiki> to the bottom of the page a link is created to the category from the article '''and''' to the article from the category, thus it is a two-way hyperlink.</tt>


Categories are basically automatic '''two-way hyperlinks''' where when you add a page to a category by adding <nowiki>[[Category:SomeCategory]]</nowiki> to the bottom of the page a link is created to the category from the article '''and''' to the article from the category, thus it is a two-way hyperlink.
Categories may be nested i.e. they may contain sub-categories.
 
Categories may be nested ie. they may contain sub-categories.


Other uses may rise. ''For more reading on this proceed to the [[meta:Help:Category|Meta-Wikipedias user guide to Categories]]''
Other uses may rise. ''For more reading on this proceed to the [[meta:Help:Category|Meta-Wikipedias user guide to Categories]]''


== use in [[Consumerium itself]] ==
== use in [[Consumerium itself]] ==
[[Special:Categories]] lists all that are presently in use in [[this wiki]] [[itself]].


Preliminary plans are to use categories in [[Research Wiki pilot]] for at least [[Product Group]]s.  Representing each of these as Categories may enable grouping of [[product]]s and [[product substitution]] suggestions.  It may help [[Campaign]]s (to determine that one doesn't accidentally vote for more then one campaign in each campaign category.  Products will be tied to a Product Group category as precise as possible, probably by identifying what [[service]]s they provide, i.e. all products are bundles of services.
Preliminary plans are to use categories in [[Research Wiki pilot]] for at least [[Product Group]]s.  Representing each of these as Categories may enable grouping of [[product]]s and [[product substitution]] suggestions.  It may help [[Campaign]]s (to determine that one doesn't accidentally vote for more then one campaign in each campaign category.  Products will be tied to a Product Group category as precise as possible, probably by identifying what [[service]]s they provide, i.e. all products are bundles of services.
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*[[Research:namespace]] for actual information about companies, products and claims about these
*[[Research:namespace]] for actual information about companies, products and claims about these
*[[Publish:namespace]] for things the CGO actually has published under its own liability
*[[Publish:namespace]] for things the CGO actually has published under its own liability
=== See also: ===
* [[MediaWiki/Extensions]]
* [[Templates]]
* [[MediaWiki/Widgets]]
* [[Namespaces]]


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