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The name itself is a link colored in red. In brackets after the name of the category you'll see the number of pages that contain a link to that category name. If there are links on pages to categories that don't exist, these categories will be listed on the page that opens after you click on the button.

To view a list of categories for which links have been added on pages but the categories haven't been created, go to Tools menu> Special pages button> Maintenance reports section> Wanted categories button:.

This will open a page that displays a list of the categories that have been created but that contain no pages.

To view a list of the existing categories that don't contain pages and media go to Tools menu on the left> Special pages button> Maintenance reports section> Unused categories button:.

Each subcategory to which the category is a direct parent is also counted as one item regardless of how many pages the subcategory itself contains. If the category doesn't exist the name will be in red and clicking on it will display the form for creating the category.Īfter the name of a category in the list you'll see in brackets the number of items it contains. Each category name is also a link to that category. With the option at the top you can search for categories in the list. The list contains both the existing categories and those categories to which there are links on pages but that haven't been created. This means that if a category contains pages and/or media, or even empty subcategories, it will be shown on this list. This will open a page that lists the categories that are not empty.

To see a list of the the categories that contain pages and media go to Tools menu on the left> Special pages button> List of pages section> Categories button:.

Of course, you can always use the search function on the site to look for a category. And there's also a page that shows a list of categories that are not created but there are links on pages to categories with such names. There's another list that shows the existing categories that are empty, meaning that no pages and subcategories are added to them. There's a page that lists the categories that have pages and/or subcategories assigned to them. MediaWiki comes preconfigured with a few special pages that display lists of the categories on your site.

Of course, the page is also automatically listed on the category page. Usually it's put at the bottom of the page but this depends on the theme. When a page is added to a category, a link to that category is automatically added on the page. It also makes it easier for users to find articles on a particular subject or on related subjects. This is a useful and convenient way for organizing the content on your site. The category can have subcategories, which in turn can have subcategories, and in this way you can create a hierarchical structure starting with a more general subject and going down to more specific topics. Each page name in the list is a link to the particular page. The category itself is also a page that can have some content, and that lists the pages that are in the category. In MediaWiki you can group pages (as well as media files) into categories.

Mediawiki create new page how to#

Specifying default content for the page to be created.ĭisplay the input on the same line as some text.MediaWiki Categories Tutorial - How to create and manage categories in MediaWiki How to create and manage categories in MediaWiki Most simple usage, which will send the user to ?title=enteredPageName&action=edit&redlink=1, ie create enteredPageName if it does not exist yet.Ī regularly behaving input, but with "Your page name" entered as default value.Īltering the text of the submission button. Namespace, default page name and submission button text, in that order. The input is placed using the #createpage parser function. $wgCreatePageUseVisualEditor Set to true to redirect to VisualEditor for page creation. Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.Ĭonfiguration $wgCreatePageEditExisting Defaults to false.