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To assist the contributor after they have written their article the following examples are provided to help with the proper categorization of that page. Go to the appropriate section (Templates or Images and Files) for a list of suggested categories that your page may fit into. For content articles a built in mechanism is being developed wherein the contributor can use selections from the sidebar topics list on major location pages.

A benefit to properly categorizing the pages within this Wiki is that the search engine results are improved. Note that improper categorization will also make your article harder to find.
Under no circumstances should a category be created with the same name as the article itself.
If a new category is created via the page link the corresponding category must also be created (otherwise a red link will occur).
Patrolling may also ultimately change or delete inappropriate category links so the proper selection benefits everyone.
The use of templates on a page may inadvertently add a category to a page but if this occurs it can be eliminated by modifying the template call. For example: if a template is called using {{template}} it can be changed to {{template|category=}} to eliminate any extraneous category additions.

For further assistance on creating and linking to categories, see

FamilySearch Wiki:FAQ/Categories

Help:Categorization

Help:Advanced Categorization

FamilySearch Wiki:Category namespace

FamilySearch Wiki:Categorization

Category:Deletion Requests

The following sections will assist in identifying the correct category. If you are still unsure which category to choose it is best to seek help rather than selecting a bad category or creating a category that is not useful. Use the talk page for the article in question by installing the following template to request assistance (this helpme template will only work on the "Talk" pages).
Copy, paste, and save the maroon coding below to the talk page.

{{helpme|<center>'''I need help with category selection'''</center>}}

I am looking for help!

Note to helpers: Once you have offered help, please replace this template with {{Helpme-helped}}.

I need help with category selection

Article by sidebar topics Quick Picks

Article category by location Quick Picks

Article category by subject Quick Picks

Template categories Quick Picks

Image (File) categories Quick Picks

Miscellaneous Quick Picks

Note: The sidebar additions (the category markers) are still being evaluated and my change or may not be present at all. Also, the tables below are unfinished examples only and will definitely be revised but the displayed category names will be linked to the actual category for convenient access.

Articles category by sidebar topic[edit | edit source]

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If you are developing an article for a country, check the country sidebar to see if your topic falls under one of the sidebar topics (a category link is available to assist with this selection; (c) = one of the possible categories). If your article pertains to a specific State or Province then the topics in the sidebar on the appropriate page can be used to select the right category.

The two sidebars below are for example purposes only and may not be up-to-date with the actual page sidebars. You can hoover over the (c) to look at the tool tip or you can click on the (c) which will take you to that category. Once in the category page you can check to see if your article fits with the pages already there or you can explore the sub-categories to see if a different one is more appropriate. Remember you should install your page on the lowest sub-category that is possible which will make your article easier to find by others.

If multiple categories are displayed this only means that that particular topic is normally found under different subject matter and you should consider if one or all of them should be listed on your page.

Some typical category hierarchies are also shown below these sidebar displays.

United States sidebar (example)

News

USA Topics
[c] = Category selection

State sidebar (example)

News and Events

Minnesota Topics

= Category selection

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Articles category by location[edit | edit source]

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Category Hierarchy by Location (example)

Sub-categories
	Hidden
		Container categories
			Articles by location
				Places
					North America
						Countries
							United States
								Territories
									States
										Counties
											Towns
					Europe
						Mediterranean Europe
							Italy
								Regions
									Provinces
										Communes
											Villages

					Pacific Islands

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Category Hierarchy by Subject

Sub-categories
Hidden
	Container categories
		Article by topic
			Contents
				Article by subject
					Learning
						New to Genealogy (beginners)
						Beginning research
							Research by country
						New to the Wiki

					Article by location

					Research process
						Research methods

					Charts and forms

					Internet repositories
						Genealogy websites

				Records by type
					Birth
					Marriage
					Death
					Census
					Lost records

				Records by location
					Records of the world
					Countries
						States

			Article by namespace
				FamilySearch

				FamilySearch Wiki
					FamilySearch Wiki maintenance
						Maintenance templates
						Tracking categories

				Help
					Images
					Templates
					Writing articles

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Template categories[edit | edit source]

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Category Hierarchy for Templates

Sub-categories
	Hidden
		Container categories
			Articles by location
				Templates
					Templates by type
						Navigational templates
							Sidebar templates


									US county navigational
						Infobox templates

						Image templates
							License templates
								CC license tags
								PD license tags
								Public domain copyright templates

							Image map templates

						Maintenance templates

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Image (File) categories[edit | edit source]

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Images

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Category Hierarchy for Images (Files)

Sub-categories
FamilySearch Wiki
	Files
		others (templates? code? Ambox?)
		Images by type
			Images
				Photographs
					Portraits
						Groups
					Paintings

					Documents
						Census
						Miscellaneous
					Buildings
						Government
							Courts
						Libraries
						History Cntrs
					Landscapes
						Scenic
						Cemeteries

					Objects

				Artwork
					Symbols
						Icons
						Modified
					Screen shots

				Maps
					World
					Country
						United States
					Regional
						MN, USA
						Tuscana, Italy

				Miscellaneous
					Image map pics
					Diagrams
					User images

Category Hierarchy for Images (Files)

Sub-categories
FamilySearch Wiki
	Files
		Images by source
			Self published work
			Library of Congress
			Creative Commons
			Public Domain


		Images by location


		Images by topic


		Images by group
			Cultural
				Indians
				European



		Images by time
			By period
				Ancient
				18th century
					Pioneer
					Industrial

				19th century

				20th century

				21st century

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Miscellaneous Quick Picks[edit | edit source]

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Miscellaneous categories

Sub-categories
	Hidden
		Container categories
			Articles by location

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