This page documents an English Wikipedia
editing guideline. It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though
occasional exceptions may apply. Any substantive edit to this page should reflect
consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the
talk page. |
It is possible to change the default order in which the articles in a Category are displayed on the Category: page. For general instructions and conventions about this, see Wikipedia:Categorization § Sort keys. Note that there are two techniques for defining a sort order different from the sort order that would result from the page name:
{{
DEFAULTSORT:category sort key here}}
in the article sets the category sort key for all categories without sort keys in that article, before or after it.[[Category:Category name here|category sort key here]]
The sort key should mirror the article's title as closely as possible, while omitting disambiguating terms. Some exceptions are made, however, to force correct collation.
Please note that some named individual animal have titles included in the article name (for example, Sergeant Stubby, a dog with a formal military rank) and are therefore subject to this guideline.
If the article is titled "Forename Surname", the category should be added to the article as [[Category:Type X people|Surname, Forename]]
(or: {{DEFAULTSORT:Surname, Forename}}
) so that it will be sorted by
surname (surname and
family name are used interchangeably in this article). However, there are exceptions depending on customs, where a person lives and when they lived. If the country is not listed, try consulting with Names of persons : national usages for entry in catalogue in
the bibliography section. It is a resource for how librarians and institutions inside their respective country sort names. However, the sort value may be inappropriate outside their country.
[1]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bin Laden, Osama}}
.
Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdel Nour, Mounir Fakhry}}
.
[2]
[3]{{DEFAULTSORT:Thant, U}}
.{{DEFAULTSORT:Mao, Zedong}}
.
[6]
[7]{{DEFAULTSORT:Indridason, Arnaldur}}
, while the Icelandic category of photographers is done, [[Category:Icelandic photographers|Arnaldur Indridason]]
. For the listas=
parameter in project templates on article talk pages use the DEFAULTSORT value (since it mainly categorises in non-Icelandic categories), e.g., | listas = Indridason, Arnaldur
.
[10]{{DEFAULTSORT:Toyohibiki, Ryuta}}
.
[13]{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Francisco da Costa}}
.
[15]
[16]{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia Marquez, Gabriel}}
. For
José Ignacio García Hamilton, with two family names and two given names, the sort is {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia Hamilton, Jose Ignacio}}
. Be careful, as the article's title may include any combination of given names and family names.
[17]
[18][[Category:Thai people|Thaksin Shinawatra]]
.
[19] That the entries in a category are sorted in this way for this reason should be indicated on the category page, for which the {{
Thai people category}} template can be used. Thai names in categories which only contain relatively few such names should, in these categories, be sorted without applying the "sort by given name before family" exception, which only applies to categories which dominantly contain Thai names and which are entirely sorted the Thai way.
user:cewbot is now maintaining sort keys in Thai-people categories.The patronymic system was once common throughout Europe and in some parts of the world. See Patronymic for the list of systems used in each country. Patronymic names should be sorted on their first name. The following is to distinguish how to sort the relevant historical people in some of the more common languages:
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mael Coluim Mac Donnchada}}
.
[22]{{DEFAULTSORT:Rhiryd Ap Bleddyn}}
.
[23]{{DEFAULTSORT:Louis 09 of France}}
. In some cases, you can leave off redundant information in a category, [[Category:French monarchs|Louis 09]]
.
[24]{{DEFAULTSORT:William, Prince of Wales}}
. Because of the prevalence of princes with the same name, Arabic or Muslim princes are sorted by their given name, but a second name (usually their father's given name preceding bin or ibn) is added. Prince
Talal bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, whose father is
King Abdul-Aziz, is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:Talal Bin Abdul-Aziz}}
.
[2]
[25]{{DEFAULTSORT:Salisbury, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of}}
.
[25][[Category:Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain|Guilford]]
and [[Category:Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain|Avon]]
, respectively.[[Category:Saints|Alban]]
.[[Category:New Jersey politicians|Smith, Robert J. II]]
, not [[Category:New Jersey politicians|Smith II, Robert J.]].
[26]{{DEFAULTSORT:ONeill, Eugene}}
.
[27]{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Martin Luther Jr.}}
and without the titles "Doctor" or "Reverend", for his academic and clerical achievements.
[28]{{DEFAULTSORT:MacArthur, Douglas}}
and
Malcolm McDowell is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:McDowell, Malcolm}}
.
[29] This is also British standard (BS 3700:1988)
[30] and
ISO 999:1996 standard for preparing indexes.{{DEFAULTSORT:Bismarck, Otto von}}
,
Jean de La Fontaine is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:La Fontaine, Jean de}}
, and
Alberto Di Chiara is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Chiara, Alberto}}
.{{DEFAULTSORT:Weyden, Rogier van der}}
and
Gérard de Lairesse {{DEFAULTSORT:Lairesse, Gerard de}}
. In contrast, Belgian people since 1830 are sorted on the prefix. For example:
Paul van Ostaijen is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Ostaijen, Paul}}
and
Christian de Duve is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:De Duve, Christian}}
.
[34]
[35]{{DEFAULTSORT:De Klerk, F. W.}}
.
[34]
[35]{{DEFAULTSORT:Muwallad, Osama}}
and
Ezzat el Kamhawi is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamhawi, Ezzat}}
.
[2]
[3]{{DEFAULTSORT:Peire de Corbiac}}
.[[Category:Christian philosophers|Augustine of Hippo]]
or simply [[Category:Christian philosophers]]
.{{DEFAULTSORT:Leonardo Araujo}}
.
[36]This page documents an English Wikipedia
editing guideline. It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though
occasional exceptions may apply. Any substantive edit to this page should reflect
consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the
talk page. |
It is possible to change the default order in which the articles in a Category are displayed on the Category: page. For general instructions and conventions about this, see Wikipedia:Categorization § Sort keys. Note that there are two techniques for defining a sort order different from the sort order that would result from the page name:
{{
DEFAULTSORT:category sort key here}}
in the article sets the category sort key for all categories without sort keys in that article, before or after it.[[Category:Category name here|category sort key here]]
The sort key should mirror the article's title as closely as possible, while omitting disambiguating terms. Some exceptions are made, however, to force correct collation.
Please note that some named individual animal have titles included in the article name (for example, Sergeant Stubby, a dog with a formal military rank) and are therefore subject to this guideline.
If the article is titled "Forename Surname", the category should be added to the article as [[Category:Type X people|Surname, Forename]]
(or: {{DEFAULTSORT:Surname, Forename}}
) so that it will be sorted by
surname (surname and
family name are used interchangeably in this article). However, there are exceptions depending on customs, where a person lives and when they lived. If the country is not listed, try consulting with Names of persons : national usages for entry in catalogue in
the bibliography section. It is a resource for how librarians and institutions inside their respective country sort names. However, the sort value may be inappropriate outside their country.
[1]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bin Laden, Osama}}
.
Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdel Nour, Mounir Fakhry}}
.
[2]
[3]{{DEFAULTSORT:Thant, U}}
.{{DEFAULTSORT:Mao, Zedong}}
.
[6]
[7]{{DEFAULTSORT:Indridason, Arnaldur}}
, while the Icelandic category of photographers is done, [[Category:Icelandic photographers|Arnaldur Indridason]]
. For the listas=
parameter in project templates on article talk pages use the DEFAULTSORT value (since it mainly categorises in non-Icelandic categories), e.g., | listas = Indridason, Arnaldur
.
[10]{{DEFAULTSORT:Toyohibiki, Ryuta}}
.
[13]{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Francisco da Costa}}
.
[15]
[16]{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia Marquez, Gabriel}}
. For
José Ignacio García Hamilton, with two family names and two given names, the sort is {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia Hamilton, Jose Ignacio}}
. Be careful, as the article's title may include any combination of given names and family names.
[17]
[18][[Category:Thai people|Thaksin Shinawatra]]
.
[19] That the entries in a category are sorted in this way for this reason should be indicated on the category page, for which the {{
Thai people category}} template can be used. Thai names in categories which only contain relatively few such names should, in these categories, be sorted without applying the "sort by given name before family" exception, which only applies to categories which dominantly contain Thai names and which are entirely sorted the Thai way.
user:cewbot is now maintaining sort keys in Thai-people categories.The patronymic system was once common throughout Europe and in some parts of the world. See Patronymic for the list of systems used in each country. Patronymic names should be sorted on their first name. The following is to distinguish how to sort the relevant historical people in some of the more common languages:
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mael Coluim Mac Donnchada}}
.
[22]{{DEFAULTSORT:Rhiryd Ap Bleddyn}}
.
[23]{{DEFAULTSORT:Louis 09 of France}}
. In some cases, you can leave off redundant information in a category, [[Category:French monarchs|Louis 09]]
.
[24]{{DEFAULTSORT:William, Prince of Wales}}
. Because of the prevalence of princes with the same name, Arabic or Muslim princes are sorted by their given name, but a second name (usually their father's given name preceding bin or ibn) is added. Prince
Talal bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, whose father is
King Abdul-Aziz, is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:Talal Bin Abdul-Aziz}}
.
[2]
[25]{{DEFAULTSORT:Salisbury, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of}}
.
[25][[Category:Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain|Guilford]]
and [[Category:Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain|Avon]]
, respectively.[[Category:Saints|Alban]]
.[[Category:New Jersey politicians|Smith, Robert J. II]]
, not [[Category:New Jersey politicians|Smith II, Robert J.]].
[26]{{DEFAULTSORT:ONeill, Eugene}}
.
[27]{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Martin Luther Jr.}}
and without the titles "Doctor" or "Reverend", for his academic and clerical achievements.
[28]{{DEFAULTSORT:MacArthur, Douglas}}
and
Malcolm McDowell is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:McDowell, Malcolm}}
.
[29] This is also British standard (BS 3700:1988)
[30] and
ISO 999:1996 standard for preparing indexes.{{DEFAULTSORT:Bismarck, Otto von}}
,
Jean de La Fontaine is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:La Fontaine, Jean de}}
, and
Alberto Di Chiara is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Chiara, Alberto}}
.{{DEFAULTSORT:Weyden, Rogier van der}}
and
Gérard de Lairesse {{DEFAULTSORT:Lairesse, Gerard de}}
. In contrast, Belgian people since 1830 are sorted on the prefix. For example:
Paul van Ostaijen is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Ostaijen, Paul}}
and
Christian de Duve is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:De Duve, Christian}}
.
[34]
[35]{{DEFAULTSORT:De Klerk, F. W.}}
.
[34]
[35]{{DEFAULTSORT:Muwallad, Osama}}
and
Ezzat el Kamhawi is sorted {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamhawi, Ezzat}}
.
[2]
[3]{{DEFAULTSORT:Peire de Corbiac}}
.[[Category:Christian philosophers|Augustine of Hippo]]
or simply [[Category:Christian philosophers]]
.{{DEFAULTSORT:Leonardo Araujo}}
.
[36]