NeoDex:Categorization

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, 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 Under Construction, which is present on the article when the Construction template is placed at the top of the article.

Character Articles

The following organization of categories is followed in character articles...

[[Category:Characters]]

[[Category:Villains]] and [[Category:Heroes]]

[[Category:(Neopet Species)]] or [[Category:Heroes]]

[[Category:Battledome Opponents]] and [[Category:Defenders of Neopia Opponents]]

[[Category:Better Than You]]

"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.