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As you browse the [[NeoDex]], you may notice a tab at the bottom of every article called ''categories''. Categories help users find and cross-reference information by grouping similar articles together. Every article should belong to at least one category. If you would like to know all categories that exist on the NeoDex, see [[Special:Categories|the full list]].
As you browse the [[NeoDex]], you may notice a tab at the bottom of every article called ''categories''. Categories help users find and cross-reference information by grouping similar articles together. Every article should belong to at least one category. If you would like to know all categories that exist on the NeoDex, see [[Special:Categories|the full list]].


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To add an article to a category, place the example coding...
To add an article to a category, place the example coding...


:<nowiki>[[Category:Neopets Terminology]]</nowiki>
:'''<nowiki>[[Category:Neopets Terminology]]</nowiki>'''


...at the very bottom of the article. The category must be spelled correctly, or it will show as a broken link. Most notable categories have been created, but if you find one which hasn't been created yet, you can create the category yourself (giving a breif description of what links all articles in that category together), or ask an administrator to create it for you. When creating categories, they should be major topics which are likely to be useful to someone reading the article. Also, when adding an article to a category be sure it's obvious why it's linked to the category in the article and not have the user guess why.
...at the very bottom of the article. The category must be spelled correctly, or it will show as a broken link. Most notable categories have been created, but if you find one which hasn't been created yet, you can create the category yourself (giving a breif description of what links all articles in that category together), or ask an administrator to create it for you. When creating categories, they should be major topics which are likely to be useful to someone reading the article. Also, when adding an article to a category be sure it's obvious why it's linked to the category in the article and not have the user guess why.
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==Organizing categories==
==Organizing categories==
Should an article have many categories, it's proper to organize them properly for users to be able to navigate them easily. The first category which can be placed first in all articles is [[:category:Under Construction|Under Construction]], which is present on the article when the [[Template:Construction|Construction template]] is placed at the top of the article.
Should an article have many categories, organize them properly for users to be able to navigate them easily. The first category which is placed first in all articles is [[:category:Under Construction|Under Construction]], which is present on the article when the [[Template:Construction|Construction template]] is placed at the top of the article. Below is the proper order in which categories should go if an article applies to any of the categories, along with some of their rules.


===Character Articles===
===NeoDex===
The following organization of categories is followed in character articles...
:{|
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Under Construction]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Stubs]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:PPT]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Help]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Disambiguation]]</nowiki>'''
|}
 
===Neopets===
:{|
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Neopets]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:TNT]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Neopets Rules]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Neopets Terminology]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Neopia]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Mini-Worlds]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Neopian Locations]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Shops]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Plots]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Interactivity]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Neopets Holidays]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Customizable]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Colours]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Pet types]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Limited Edition Neopets]]</nowiki>'''
|}
 
===Characters===
:{|
|width="300"|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Characters]]</nowiki>''' || Any and all character articles are tagged with this category.
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Villains]]</nowiki>''' || Replaces "Characters" if the character in the article applies. Can exist with the "Hereos".
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Heroes]]</nowiki>''' || Replaces "Characters" if the character in the article applies. Can exist with the "Villains".
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:(Plurl Neopet Species)]]</nowiki>''' || The plural of the characters Neopet species (if article is about a Neopet character) is placed in "(Neopet Species)", of which there are 54 as of January 2007.
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Faeries]]</nowiki>''' || If a character is a [[Faerie]], this is tagged after the previous categories that apply.
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Petpets]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Petpet Protection League]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Petpetpets]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Gallery of Evil]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Gallery of Heroes]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Battledome Opponents]]</nowiki>''' || Added if the character can be or was once fought in the Battledome.
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Defenders of Neopia Opponents]]</nowiki>''' || Added if character is a Battledome opponent in [[Defenders of Neopia]].
|}
 
===Items===
:{|
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Items]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Hidden Tower Items]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Food]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Battledome Equipment]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Retired]]</nowiki>'''
|}


{|align="center" style="text-align: center"
===Games===
| <nowiki>[[Category:Characters]</nowiki>] || <nowiki>[[Category:Villains]]</nowiki><br>and<br><nowiki>[[Category:Heroes]]</nowiki> || <nowiki>[[Category:(Neopet Species)]]</nowiki><br>or<br><nowiki>[[Category:Heroes]]</nowiki> || <nowiki>[[Category:Battledome Opponents]]</nowiki><br>and<br><nowiki>[[Category:Defenders of Neopia Opponents]]</nowiki> || <nowiki>[[Category:Better Than You]]</nowiki>
:{|
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Action Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Adventure Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Arcade Classic Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Board Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Card Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Educational Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:For Kids Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Luck and Chance Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Most Challenging Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Multiplayer Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Puzzle Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Quiz Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Sports Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Strategy Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Word Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Sponsored Games]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Battledome]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Neoquest]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Neoquest II]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Quests]]</nowiki>'''
|}
|}


"Characters" is replaced by "Villains" or "Heroes" (or both) if the character applies for them. The plural of the characters Neopet species (if they are a Neopet) is placed in "(Neopet Species)" or not used if the character applies for "Faeries." "Battledome Opponents" is then added and "Defenders of Neopia Opponents" as well if either apply, while "Better Than You" is tagged at the end.
===Other===
:{|
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Dailies]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Contests]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Better Than You]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Game Graveyard]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Merchandise]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Neopets Extensions]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Premium]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Neopets Mobile]]</nowiki>'''
|-
|'''<nowiki>[[Category:Fansites]]</nowiki>'''
|}


[[Category:PPT]]
[[Category:PPT]]
[[Category:Help]]
[[Category:Help]]

Revision as of 18:54, 6 January 2007

Jubjub red sad.gif This page is under construction
Article still being developed, feel free to edit as ideas are still being collected

As you browse the NeoDex, you may notice a tab at the bottom of every article called categories. Categories help users find and cross-reference information by grouping similar articles together. Every article should belong to at least one category. If you would like to know all categories that exist on the NeoDex, see the full list.

Using categories

To add an article to a category, place the example coding...

[[Category:Neopets Terminology]]

...at the very bottom of the article. The category must be spelled correctly, or it will show as a broken link. Most notable categories have been created, but if you find one which hasn't been created yet, you can create the category yourself (giving a breif description of what links all articles in that category together), or ask an administrator to create it for you. When creating categories, they should be major topics which are likely to be useful to someone reading the article. Also, when adding an article to a category be sure it's obvious why it's linked to the category in the article and not have the user guess why.

Categories can also link to each other, and become subcategories. Subcategories become part of another category when information of them is more defined than the main category. One such example would be the Heroes category, which is a more defined category for Neopet characters to link to than Category:Characters. You can link categories together in the same fashion you would other articles, by placing the link of category at the bottom of the category you want to be a sub-category of another.

Organizing categories

Should an article have many categories, organize them properly for users to be able to navigate them easily. The first category which is placed first in all articles is Under Construction, which is present on the article when the Construction template is placed at the top of the article. Below is the proper order in which categories should go if an article applies to any of the categories, along with some of their rules.

NeoDex

[[Category:Under Construction]]
[[Category:Stubs]]
[[Category:PPT]]
[[Category:Help]]
[[Category:Disambiguation]]

Neopets

[[Category:Neopets]]
[[Category:TNT]]
[[Category:Neopets Rules]]
[[Category:Neopets Terminology]]
[[Category:Neopia]]
[[Category:Mini-Worlds]]
[[Category:Neopian Locations]]
[[Category:Shops]]
[[Category:Plots]]
[[Category:Interactivity]]
[[Category:Neopets Holidays]]
[[Category:Customizable]]
[[Category:Colours]]
[[Category:Pet types]]
[[Category:Limited Edition Neopets]]

Characters

[[Category:Characters]] Any and all character articles are tagged with this category.
[[Category:Villains]] Replaces "Characters" if the character in the article applies. Can exist with the "Hereos".
[[Category:Heroes]] Replaces "Characters" if the character in the article applies. Can exist with the "Villains".
[[Category:(Plurl Neopet Species)]] The plural of the characters Neopet species (if article is about a Neopet character) is placed in "(Neopet Species)", of which there are 54 as of January 2007.
[[Category:Faeries]] If a character is a Faerie, this is tagged after the previous categories that apply.
[[Category:Petpets]]
[[Category:Petpet Protection League]]
[[Category:Petpetpets]]
[[Category:Gallery of Evil]]
[[Category:Gallery of Heroes]]
[[Category:Battledome Opponents]] Added if the character can be or was once fought in the Battledome.
[[Category:Defenders of Neopia Opponents]] Added if character is a Battledome opponent in Defenders of Neopia.

Items

[[Category:Items]]
[[Category:Hidden Tower Items]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Battledome Equipment]]
[[Category:Retired]]

Games

[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Action Games]]
[[Category:Adventure Games]]
[[Category:Arcade Classic Games]]
[[Category:Board Games]]
[[Category:Card Games]]
[[Category:Educational Games]]
[[Category:For Kids Games]]
[[Category:Luck and Chance Games]]
[[Category:Most Challenging Games]]
[[Category:Multiplayer Games]]
[[Category:Puzzle Games]]
[[Category:Quiz Games]]
[[Category:Sports Games]]
[[Category:Strategy Games]]
[[Category:Word Games]]
[[Category:Sponsored Games]]
[[Category:Battledome]]
[[Category:Neoquest]]
[[Category:Neoquest II]]
[[Category:Quests]]

Other

[[Category:Dailies]]
[[Category:Contests]]
[[Category:Better Than You]]
[[Category:Game Graveyard]]
[[Category:Merchandise]]
[[Category:Neopets Extensions]]
[[Category:Premium]]
[[Category:Neopets Mobile]]
[[Category:Fansites]]
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