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'''Categories''' are lists of articles on Grand Theft Wiki. Not all articles are categorized, and currently we mainly only categorize pages with particular requirements. Pages can be in multiple categories. | |||
To put an article into a category, simply link to the category at the bottom of the article - for example: [[:Category:Gangs|<nowiki>[[Category:Gangs]]</nowiki>]] - this will not create a link in the text of the article, but put a link in the grey box at the bottom. | To put an article into a category, simply link to the category at the bottom of the article - for example: [[:Category:Gangs|<nowiki>[[Category:Gangs]]</nowiki>]] - this will not create a link in the text of the article, but put a link in the grey box at the bottom. | ||
The category '''does not''' have to exist for you to put an article in it - you create a category simply by putting an article into it. | The category '''does not''' have to exist for you to put an article in it - you create a category simply by putting an article into it. If you put an article into a category that does not have any text, it will show up as a red link - the pages will still be listed but you will be given the opportunity to edit the text on that page. | ||
To link to a category ''without'' putting that article into the category, put a colon : at the start of the link. For example [[:Category:Gangs|<nowiki>[[:Category:Gangs]]</nowiki>]] | To link to a category ''without'' putting that article into the category, put a colon : at the start of the link. For example [[:Category:Gangs|<nowiki>[[:Category:Gangs]]</nowiki>]] | ||
As we continue to grow, we now subcategorize articles - this includes [[:Category:SAVehicles]] which lists all the vehicles in San Andreas, instead of just [[:Category:Vehicles]]. | |||
You can use [[Special:Categories]] to view the list of categories. You can also use [[Special:Uncategorizedpages]] to view to list of pages that are not in categories. | You can use [[Special:Categories]] to view the list of categories. You can also use [[Special:Uncategorizedpages]] to view to list of pages that are not in categories. | ||
'''[[Special:Categories|View All Categories]]''' | :'''[[Special:Categories|View All Categories]]''' | ||