Use this topic for category-related discussion.
Media Tagging
- One big question in my mind is, which media should get tagged? Some images are useful out-of-context but others are probably best seen in-context. There are definitely images and video files that need useful tags but there are cases where I may have tagged an image that is better found via the page that uses it. Sometimes, it is clear but other times not so much. As I think about it, I think a question is, would the image be useful to a reader (or author)if the image is found via a Category search? For instance, some pictures from a how-to may not be useful to be tagged because they don't provide much info -- but the end-result image is probably helpful.
- So, for images already on the wiki, the question should be, if someone goes to a category page would it be useful for the image/video to show up?
- Espiegel123 (talk) 20:27, August 11, 2013 (UTC)
Category Page
- If a category page is created, it could be included in the Navigation Menu. Check out the information and video on this Help:Wiki navigation page. I think you can actually add a fourth level 1 link (for a total of five). If that is correct, maybe you could set up Site Information or Site Navigation level 1 link, and include the "Wiki Index," "Help and Forums,"(currently under "Getting Deeper"), "Contact Us" (currently under "Popular Pages"), and "Categories" level 2 links there. If you can only have three level 1 links, maybe you could create a new level 2 link " Bubble Juices" and make recipes and Ingredient third level links under it.
Also, I added a test "extension tree" to the bottom of your sandbox page. If you prefer, I can create my own test page moving forward. I used the "Ingredients" category for the test, because it has a lot of subcategories. This could be added to any page, and I believe it can be made narrower; I just have not had time to figure that out. If a root category is set up, and then everything else added in subsequent levels of subcategories, this category tree could be used to show everything, or you can pick a certain point down the line to begin. I do not think you can limit how far down it will go, only at what point it begins. I found most of this information here.
Bigjas (talk) 03:06, August 12, 2013 (UTC)