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#{{c|Miscellaneous}}: This is a catch-all category for pages and categories that don't fall within the parameters of one of the other categories. | #{{c|Miscellaneous}}: This is a catch-all category for pages and categories that don't fall within the parameters of one of the other categories. | ||
==Guide pages== | ==Page-specific== | ||
===Achievement and trophy pages=== | |||
Games that have achievements and trophies associated with them will have a separate page detailing all achievements with special templates used to create a standard achievements table. These pages should be categorised by each system achievement category for which they apply. These categories are in the form of <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Category:''System Name'' achievements]] or <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Category:''System Name'' trophies]]. For example, the {{c|Xbox 360 achievements}} and {{c|PlayStation Network trophies}} categories. | |||
===Companies=== | |||
Company pages are put in the Category namespace and should in turn be categorised by {{c|Companies}}, the founding date and the company category of any parent corporation. The Companies category is automatically inserted on the page by using the {{t|company}} template. | |||
===Engines=== | |||
Engine pages are put in the Category namespace and should in turn be categorised by {{c|Engines}} and the company category of its developer. Currently there is no engine infobox, so these categories should be manually inserted with <nowiki>[[Category:Engines]] and [[</nowiki>Category:''Developer Name'']]. | |||
===Guide pages=== | |||
In general, only the main pages of guides get any categories. {{c|Sub-pages}} are automatically categorised as such by inserting the {{t|Header Nav}} template. Many categories are automatically inserted on main game pages through use of templates in the {{t|infobox}}. The {{c|release date templates}}, {{t|co}} template and {{t|sys}} template all insert categories (dates, companies and systems, respectively). In addition to the templates, the <code>series=</code> parameter also inserts the series category. Additional categories you need to include are {{c|Modes}} (Single player, Multiplayer, etc.) and {{c|Genres}} (Platform, Action, etc.). Categories which you may or may not have to add include, company and system categories if one of the above templates wasn't used and engine, expansion pack, series, MAME, Sony Greatest Hits, etc. where applicable. | In general, only the main pages of guides get any categories. {{c|Sub-pages}} are automatically categorised as such by inserting the {{t|Header Nav}} template. Many categories are automatically inserted on main game pages through use of templates in the {{t|infobox}}. The {{c|release date templates}}, {{t|co}} template and {{t|sys}} template all insert categories (dates, companies and systems, respectively). In addition to the templates, the <code>series=</code> parameter also inserts the series category. Additional categories you need to include are {{c|Modes}} (Single player, Multiplayer, etc.) and {{c|Genres}} (Platform, Action, etc.). Categories which you may or may not have to add include, company and system categories if one of the above templates wasn't used and engine, expansion pack, series, MAME, Sony Greatest Hits, etc. where applicable. | ||
==Images== | ===Images=== | ||
{{details|StrategyWiki:Guide/Image naming|this topic|the image policy}} | {{details|StrategyWiki:Guide/Image naming|this topic|the image policy}} | ||
Images require the use of any content-based categories, such as {{c|Screenshots}} or {{c|Box artwork}}, as well as a guide-specific image category in the form of <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Category:''Game Name'' images]]. Images which are not guide-related, such as {{c|Company logos}} or {{c|Accessory images}}, generally have their own specific categories and aren't usually paired with another one except for {{c|Photos}}. | Images require the use of any content-based categories, such as {{c|Screenshots}} or {{c|Box artwork}}, as well as a guide-specific image category in the form of <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Category:''Game Name'' images]]. Images which are not guide-related, such as {{c|Company logos}} or {{c|Accessory images}}, generally have their own specific categories and aren't usually paired with another one except for {{c|Photos}}. | ||
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The guide-specific image category is also categorised, by putting <nowiki>[[Category:Guide-specific images]]</nowiki> at the bottom. | The guide-specific image category is also categorised, by putting <nowiki>[[Category:Guide-specific images]]</nowiki> at the bottom. | ||
== | ===Move lists=== | ||
Individual character pages in fighting games (i.e. ''Game Name''/Characters/''Character Name'') are categorised by {{c|Character move lists}}. In addition to individual character pages, the compilation of all characters' moves for a game is categorised under {{c|Game move lists}}. Lastly, if a certain game publisher has a wide array of fighting games, it is also possible to accumulate a large list of moves lists, which would be categorised with {{c|Company move lists}} (see [[Capcom/Move lists]] for an example). | |||
===Redirects=== | |||
The majority of redirect pages '''should not''' be categorized. There is one exclusion to this rule: official titles of a game, such as a regionalization (i.e. a country-specific title), should redirect to the guide and be categorized to match the guide's [[StrategyWiki:Guide/Starting a new guide#Creating the main page|main page]]. | |||
Alternative titles that redirect should be categorized in the following way (see [http://strategywiki.org/w/index.php?title=Akumajou_Dracula&redirect=no Akumajou Dracula] for an example): | |||
#[[:Category:Companies|Developer(s)]] | |||
#[[:Category:Genres|Genre(s)]] | |||
#[[:Category:Modes|Mode(s)]] | |||
#[[:Category:Companies|Publisher(s)]] | |||
#[[:Category:Dates|Release date]]: only include the first release date; omit the country of origin. | |||
#[[:Category:Series|Series]] | |||
#[[:Category:Systems|System(s)]] | |||
#[[:Category:Games]]: this specific category '''must''' be included. | |||
==Series== | ===Series=== | ||
Series pages are put in the Category namespace and should in turn be categorised by {{c|Series}} and the company category of its developer and publisher, if all or nearly all games are made by the same organisations. The Series category is automatically inserted on the page by using the {{t|series}} template. | Series pages are put in the Category namespace and should in turn be categorised by {{c|Series}} and the company category of its developer and publisher, if all or nearly all games are made by the same organisations. The Series category is automatically inserted on the page by using the {{t|series}} template. | ||
== | ===Templates=== | ||
Generic templates which can be used on many different guides simply need to be placed in {{c|Templates}}. Templates specifically designed for one guide, or one series of games, should go in {{c|Guide-specific templates}}. | |||
When categorising a guide-specific template (or any template), use <nowiki>[[Category:Guide-specific templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</nowiki> (note the "<nowiki>|{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki>". This is to keep the templates in alphabetical order in the category). | |||
For templates with separate documentation pages (i.e. Template:''Template name''/Documentation) using the {{t|Documentation}} template, those pages should be categorised with <nowiki>[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]</nowiki>. | |||
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