Help:CategorySelect

CategorySelect ("CS") is a feature which aims to make categorizing articles a much simpler and easier job.

While reading
At the bottom of the page where categories are listed, you are presented with the ablity to add a category without hitting the edit button.


 * Click on the "Add category" button
 * You will be presented with your cursor where you can start typing in a category name.
 * You can use an already established category or create a new one there.
 * Once you are done, hit save and the category will appear.
 * To delete or edit categories you must go into full edit mode.

While editing
At the end of the edit box is a separate section for adding and editing categories. You click "Add category" and just type in the name of the category you want and press enter. As you type the name of a category, suggestions will appear with any currently existing categories match your input.

After you have entered one category, you add type another, or click away from the entry box to do something else.

''Note: Categories will not show in the wikitext. The extension moves all categories to the page end, from any point within the article, including any within special tags (e.g. noinclude) - the surrounding tags are preserved.''





Advanced functions
There are a couple of advanced functions available:


 * Sort parameters - by clicking the arrows next to the category names, you can define a sortkey for that category. This sortkey defines at what point the article appears in a category page's listings.
 * Code view - allows you to directly edit the wikitext of categories. Note, you cannot directly return to "visual" mode after entering code view - however, clicking preview will restore the visual mode.

Disabling CategorySelect
If you would prefer not to use CategorySelect, you can disable it by going to your personal preferences, clicking on the Editing tab, checking the box next to "Disable Category Tagging" and then saving your preferences.

If the entire community at the wiki would like it disabled, please contact Wikia Staff to discuss having it disabled.

Note: If a user has the new Rich text editor (aka WYSIWYG) enabled, CategorySelect cannot be disabled.

