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 7–Adding Categories to your article

Categories are intended to group together pages on similar subjects. Categories are normally found at the bottom of an article page. Clicking the category name brings up a category page listing the articles (or other pages) that have been added to that particular category. To help guide traffic to your page add some categories to your article, it’s similar to adding metadata to a webpage.

1. Find your article by clicking on the My Contributions tab at the top left corner of your screen. Find your draft article and load it by clicking on the listing.

2. Down the bottom of your screen you will see the categories tab. Click on the (+) button and start typing a name of a category subject you think your article might be placed under. A drop down box will appear when you are typing offering suggested categories. Select one, in this case we have selected Torres Strait Islander Culture. Click OK. This article will now be listed under that subject heading as an article of interest for people researching Torres Strait Islander Culture.

For ideas on what Categories exist on Wikipedia click on the categories link before the text box–http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Categories. This will take you to a web page listing all Wikipedia categories in alphabetical order and has a search function allowing you to browse the categories available to use.

–The Categories link takes you to a Categories search page and the (+) lets you add categories to your article.

More detailed information on adding categories can be found on Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Category Wikipedia Training Manual