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	For example, by default, the article [[Dodge Challenger]] will be listed under the character's first name, "D", because it is the first letter of the article's name. You could instead force the article to be listed by the character's last name ("Challenger, Dodge") by using the string <code><nowiki>[[Category:Dodge vehicles\|Challenger, Dodge]]</nowiki></code>.		For example, by default, the article [[Dodge Challenger]] will be listed under the character's first name, "D", because it is the first letter of the article's name. You could instead force the article to be listed by the character's last name ("Challenger, Dodge") by using the string <code><nowiki>[[Category:Dodge vehicles\|Challenger, Dodge]]</nowiki></code>.

	Remember that sort keys are case sensitive, with capital letters being sorted before lowercase letters. ~~Therefore, ''Dodge Challenger'' would appear in the list before ''[[Lamborghini Gallardo]]''.~~		Remember that sort keys are case sensitive, with capital letters being sorted before lowercase letters.

	===Conventions===		===Conventions===
	*When adding [[automobile]] names (as well as those of other cars) to a category, always sort by last name: for [[Ferrari 458 Italia]], use '''<code><nowiki>[[Category:Ferrari vehicles\|458 Italia]]</nowiki></code>'''		*When adding [[automobile]] names (as well as those of other cars) to a category, always sort by last name: for [[Ferrari 458 Italia]], use '''<code><nowiki>[[Category:Ferrari vehicles\|458 Italia]]</nowiki></code>'''

Silver Knight at 13:32, 19 December 2010

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You can place an article in a '''category''' by adding the string <code><nowiki>[[Category:</nowiki>''Example''<nowiki>]]</nowiki></code> to the article's text (where ''Example'' is the name of the category). A list of categories may be found at [[Special:Categories]].
==Sort keys==
All articles in a given category are sorted alphabetically. If you want an article to be sorted by something other than its name, you should use the following link form in the article's text: <code><nowiki>[[Category:</nowiki>''Example''<nowiki>|</nowiki>''Sort key''<nowiki>]]</nowiki></code> (where ''Example'' is the category name, and ''Sort key'' is the value to sort the list by).

For example, by default, the article [[Dodge Challenger]] will be listed under the character's first name, "D", because it is the first letter of the article's name. You could instead force the article to be listed by the character's last name ("Challenger, Dodge") by using the string <code><nowiki>[[Category:Dodge vehicles|Challenger, Dodge]]</nowiki></code>.

Remember that sort keys are case sensitive, with capital letters being sorted before lowercase letters. Therefore, ''Dodge Challenger'' would appear in the list before ''[[Lamborghini Gallardo]]''.

===Conventions===
*When adding [[automobile]] names (as well as those of other cars) to a category, always sort by last name: for [[Ferrari 458 Italia]], use '''<code><nowiki>[[Category:Ferrari vehicles|458 Italia]]</nowiki></code>'''
*On "list categories" such as [[:Category:Ferrari vehicles]], include additional "list articles" by prefixing the sort key with an asterisk: for [[List of Chevrolet vehicles]], use '''<nowiki>[[Category:Dodge vehicles|*]]</nowiki>'''. This way, these articles will appear at the beginning of the list.

==Linking to a category==
In order to link to a category without the current article being added to that category, place a colon before the word "Category" inside the link.

Example: <code><nowiki>[[:Category:Example]]</nowiki></code>

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