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'''Categories''' are used in Wikipedia to link articles under a common topic and are found at the bottom of the article page. Clicking the category name displays a list of articles in that category, as well as any sub-categories. Categories allow readers to navigate through Wikipedia and find related articles.
[[File:Chicken Eyeglasses categories.png|center|thumb|900x900px|The bottom of a Wikipedia article on [[Chicken eyeglasses]]. At the very bottom of the page, below the References, navigation templates and external links are a series of links. These links are the categories used on the page, which include: [[:Category:Animal welfare|Category:Animal Welfare]], [[:Category:Animal equipment]], [[:Category:Eyewear]], and [[:Category:Poultry farming]] . By clicking on the category link at the bottom of the page, readers can navigate the Category tree (see below).]]
==Category tree==
All of the categories form a hierarchy, although sub-categories may be a member of more than one category. An example of a small part of this hierarchical structure looks somewhat like this:
{| align = "center"
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[[:Category:Main topic classifications]]
↓
[[:Category:History]]
↓
[[:Category:History by location]]
↓
[[:Category:History by country]]
↓
[[:Category:History of Australia]]
↓
[[:Category:History of Australia by location]]
↓
[[:Category:History of Australia by state or territory]]
↓
New South Wales, Queensland, etc.
|}
The actual relationship is more complex since a category may appear as a subcategory of several other categories. The actual relationship of part of the category structure looks like this:
<br>
[[File:Category-diagram.png|border|400px|center]]
The uppermost category in the hierarchy is [[:Category:Contents]]. From here all other categories branch out, including those that are used for the maintenance of Wikipedia.
If an entry in a category is shown in ''italics'' it is a redirect to an article of a different name or a section of an article that contains information about that particular subject.
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{{for|more extensive information for editors|Help:Category}}
{{information page|H:CATS}}
{{Reader help}}
'''Categories''' are used in Wikipedia to link articles under a common topic and are found at the bottom of the article page. Clicking the category name displays a list of articles in that category, as well as any sub-categories. Categories allow readers to navigate through Wikipedia and find related articles.
[[File:Chicken Eyeglasses categories.png|center|thumb|900x900px|The bottom of a Wikipedia article on [[Chicken eyeglasses]]. At the very bottom of the page, below the References, navigation templates and external links are a series of links. These links are the categories used on the page, which include: [[:Category:Animal welfare|Category:Animal Welfare]], [[:Category:Animal equipment]], [[:Category:Eyewear]], and [[:Category:Poultry farming]] . By clicking on the category link at the bottom of the page, readers can navigate the Category tree (see below).]]
==Category tree==
All of the categories form a hierarchy, although sub-categories may be a member of more than one category. An example of a small part of this hierarchical structure looks somewhat like this:
{| align = "center"
|
[[:Category:Main topic classifications]]
↓
[[:Category:History]]
↓
[[:Category:History by location]]
↓
[[:Category:History by country]]
↓
[[:Category:History of Australia]]
↓
[[:Category:History of Australia by location]]
↓
[[:Category:History of Australia by state or territory]]
↓
New South Wales, Queensland, etc.
|}
The actual relationship is more complex since a category may appear as a subcategory of several other categories. The actual relationship of part of the category structure looks like this:
<br>
[[File:Category-diagram.png|border|400px|center]]
The uppermost category in the hierarchy is [[:Category:Contents]]. From here all other categories branch out, including those that are used for the maintenance of Wikipedia.
If an entry in a category is shown in ''italics'' it is a redirect to an article of a different name or a section of an article that contains information about that particular subject.
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