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=== Creating a new category page === | === Creating a new category page === | ||
The golden rule here is: '''Search and create'''. | |||
Always begin by searching for an existing category before creating a new one either using category tree tool, [[Special:CategoryTree]], and/or the ''search box'' at the top right corner. Also, after having searched for a category in the search box, you can create a new category page by clicking the red link on top of the search results page. | |||
To create a new category: | To create a new category: | ||
* By searching for a page | |||
*# First search for variants of the intended category name. | |||
*# Click the red link with the page name you searched for to open up an editing window. | |||
* By first editing a page | * By first editing a page | ||
*# | *# But first, search for variants of the intended category name to be sure there isn't an existing category that will serve the purpose. | ||
*# Find pages or images which should be put in the new category. Edit one of those pages, and at the end, but before the language links, insert the new category reference, for example <code><nowiki>[[Category:Title]]</nowiki></code>. Save the edited page. The new category appears as a red link at the bottom of the page. | *# Find pages or images which should be put in the new category. Edit one of those pages, and at the end, but before the language links, insert the new category reference, for example <code><nowiki>[[Category:Title]]</nowiki></code>. Save the edited page. The new category appears as a red link at the bottom of the page. | ||
*# Click on that red link. The new, empty, category page appears for editing. You can now edit the category like any other wiki page. | *# Click on that red link. The new, empty, category page appears for editing. You can now edit the category like any other wiki page. | ||
=== Category page contents === | === Category page contents === | ||