Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceInsertCategory

What is BlueSpiceInsertCategory?

BlueSpiceInsertCategory enables viewing and managing categories a page belongs to.

Where to find BlueSpiceInsertCategory?

This functionality can be found in "Quality management" tab in right navigation on any content page.

Using BlueSpiceInsertCategory

If a page already have some categories assigned, those will appear under "Categories" section of "Quality management" tab.

Managment of the categories for the current page can be done from "Page information" flyout in "Qu

InsertCategory's functions

The caregories are listed hierarchically in the left column. The column on the right shows the categories which are already assigned to the article.

• Assigning categories: Click on one of the categories listed, it will appear on the right in the column "Chosen categories" and is then assigned to the article. Is a category is chosen which lies in a deeper level of the category hierarchy, all the categories above it will be transferred into the right hand column too.
• Deleting categories: To remove a category from the site you are on, click on the delete symbol (a red cross).
• Adding new categories: A category can be created and assigned by typing the category's name in the text box and clicking on "Enter". New categories only show up in the dialogue after the page has been saved and the dialogue has been reloaded.
• Ok button: In order to assign the chosen categories to the page, click the "Ok" button. The categories you have chosen will only be added to the page when you do this. Then they are added at the end, in the form .
• Abort: If you do not want to make the change, you can cancel the action with the button "Abort".

Tips for working with InsertCategory

By the way: One can set whether categories should be inserted with or without their parent categories in the preferences.
There is no limit on the number of categories to which an article can be assigned.

Quality management" tab. "Categories" section of the "Page information" flyout shows all assigned categories, if any are assigned. To add or remove categories, hover over the this section - an "edit" button will appear.

Clicking on this button shows input field where existing categories can be removed, or new ones added, by typing name of the category to be added.

On the right side of this input box there is "hierarchy" button, which opens a dialog listing all categories, in hierarchical view.

Clicking the "Save" button will save changes to the categories, clicking "Cancel" closes the edit mode without saving the changes and "Remove all" button clear all the categories from the page.

Classical categories in MediaWiki

Here is information about how to add Categories the classical way in MediaWiki.

See also

Our user manual.