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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Categories group related pages. Follow [[Project:Categorization]] and inspect existing categories before creating a new one.<br />
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== Add a page to a category ==<br />
Place a category tag near the end of the article:<br />
<pre>[[Category:Ships]]</pre><br />
Use an existing, relevant category. A category name is a page title, so spelling matters. Prefer an appropriate specific category instead of adding every parent in its hierarchy.<br />
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== Link without categorising ==<br />
Start the link with a colon:<br />
<pre>[[:Category:Ships|ship categories]]</pre><br />
Without that colon, the tag adds the current page to the category rather than creating an ordinary link. This distinction matters in templates and documentation.<br />
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== Sorting and templates ==<br />
A sort key changes where a page appears in a category:<br />
<pre>[[Category:Ships|Example sort key]]</pre><br />
Do not add arbitrary keys where the page title already sorts correctly. A template can add categories to pages that use it. Keep template-only categories out of transcluded article content, and test before changing a widely used template. See [[Help:Template]]. Discuss a category merge or rename through [[Project:Categories for discussion]].</div>Maintenance script