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− | This web site makes extensive use of ''tags'' | + | This web site makes extensive use of ''category tags'' to flag pages as being related to various topics. Category tags give you an alternative way to navigate the web site. Users are [[Site Guidelines#Tags / Categories|encouraged]] to add tags to pages when they create or modify them. We strive to have each page have at least one category tag associated with it. |
+ | Category tags are shown in two formats: | ||
+ | * [[#Category Tag Cloud|Tag Cloud]] | ||
+ | * [[#Alphabetical List of Categories|Alphabetical List]] | ||
− | == Tag Cloud == | + | == Category Tag Cloud == |
The category tags used in this web site are shown on here as a [[wp:Tag Cloud|''tag cloud'']]. The font size of each category is a hint as to how many pages are in that category. | The category tags used in this web site are shown on here as a [[wp:Tag Cloud|''tag cloud'']]. The font size of each category is a hint as to how many pages are in that category. | ||
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<tagcloud></tagcloud> | <tagcloud></tagcloud> | ||
− | + | == Alphabetical List of Categories == | |
− | == Alphabetical List == | + | |
<categorylinks></categorylinks> | <categorylinks></categorylinks> | ||
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+ | == Category Tree == | ||
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+ | Categories can be nested hierarchically. For example, the [[:Category:GMOD Components|GMOD Components]] category contains several subcategories for individual components (such as [[:Category:Apollo|Apollo]] and [[:Category:GBrowse|GBrowse]]). | ||
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+ | '''Eventually''' this section will list the categories in a tree format. It doesn't do that now because the extensions I can find that do this ([http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTree CategoryTree] and [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:NiceCategoryList2 NiceCategoryList2]) require the creation of a single root category which all other top level categories are made subcategories of. This strikes me as too much maintenance. | ||
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+ | If you have any suggestions on how to display categories in a tree format, please send them to the [[GMOD Help Desk]]. | ||
[[Category:GMOD Web Site]] | [[Category:GMOD Web Site]] | ||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] |
Revision as of 17:47, 29 January 2008
This web site makes extensive use of category tags to flag pages as being related to various topics. Category tags give you an alternative way to navigate the web site. Users are encouraged to add tags to pages when they create or modify them. We strive to have each page have at least one category tag associated with it.
Category tags are shown in two formats:
Category Tag Cloud
The category tags used in this web site are shown on here as a tag cloud. The font size of each category is a hint as to how many pages are in that category.
Alphabetical List of Categories
<categorylinks></categorylinks>
Category Tree
Categories can be nested hierarchically. For example, the GMOD Components category contains several subcategories for individual components (such as Apollo and GBrowse).
Eventually this section will list the categories in a tree format. It doesn't do that now because the extensions I can find that do this (CategoryTree and NiceCategoryList2) require the creation of a single root category which all other top level categories are made subcategories of. This strikes me as too much maintenance.
If you have any suggestions on how to display categories in a tree format, please send them to the GMOD Help Desk.