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{{tip|Always add categories to pages and uploaded files. This way they will be easier to find, both by browsing through the categories and by searching, even more so by using external search engines, for example Google search.}} | |||
{{tip|A good file description on file pages is a better help to finding it than adding many categories.}} | |||
{{note|Categories are not tags. Adding more categories than necessary to a lot of pages will make it harder to find a particular page on category pages.}} | |||
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Through '''categories''' related pages or files can be grouped together similar to books on the same topic in a library to make it easier to find them. A category is represented by a ''category page'' listing all the pages in that category. The category pages reside in the ''category namespace'' discerned by page titles beginning with "Category:". | Through '''categories''' related pages or files can be grouped together similar to books on the same topic in a library to make it easier to find them. A category is represented by a ''category page'' listing all the pages in that category. The category pages reside in the ''category namespace'' discerned by page titles beginning with "Category:". | ||
Pages are categorised by links to the category pages. These links are shown on the bottom of the pages, unless categories are ''hidden categories''. The category pages are themselves categorised and form a network of related categories that can be browsed at the peril of the reader. | Pages are categorised by links to the category pages. These links are shown on the bottom of the pages, unless categories are ''hidden categories''. The category pages are themselves categorised and form a network of related categories that can be browsed at the peril of the reader. | ||
== Searching for and browsing categories == | == Searching for and browsing categories == | ||