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A category name can be any string which would be a legitimate [[Help:Page title|page title]]. It cannot begin with a lower-case letter. If the category name given in a category declaration begins with a lower-case letter, then it is interpreted as if it were capitalized. | A category name can be any string which would be a legitimate [[Help:Page title|page title]]. It cannot begin with a lower-case letter. If the category name given in a category declaration begins with a lower-case letter, then it is interpreted as if it were capitalized. | ||
In FamilySearch Wiki, it is customary to place category declarations at the end of the wikitext, but before any [[Help:Stub|stub]] templates (which themselves transclude categories) and [[Help: | In FamilySearch Wiki, it is customary to place category declarations at the end of the wikitext, but before any [[Help:Stub|stub]] templates (which themselves transclude categories) and [[Help:Advanced_Linking#Interlanguage_Links|interlanguage links]]. | ||
When a page has been added to one or more categories, a categories box appears at the bottom of the page (or possibly elsewhere, if a non-default [[Help:Skin|skin]] is being used). This box contains a list of the categories the page belongs to, in the order in which the category declarations appear in the processed wikitext. The category names are | When a page has been added to one or more categories, a categories box appears at the bottom of the page (or possibly elsewhere, if a non-default [[Help:Skin|skin]] is being used). This box contains a list of the categories the page belongs to, in the order in which the category declarations appear in the processed wikitext. The category names are linked to the corresponding category pages. They appear as [[Help:Red link|redlinks]] if the corresponding category page does not exist. | ||
Hidden categories are not displayed, except as described below under [[#Hiding categories|Hiding categories]]. | Hidden categories are not displayed, except as described below under [[#Hiding categories|Hiding categories]]. | ||