Are namespaces categories?

[dwessell]

Hi,

I've just installed the Premium Version:

http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/srp-wiki/

And I'm working on getting my brain around how it functions.. And it looks like namespaces are categories? Is that correct?

So for example, if I wanted Categories in the Wiki for shaving and restoration, and I would make namespaces for those two options?


Thanks
David

[krela]

No, namespaces are namespaces... sets of broadly related content, that's how wikis work. The categories add on adds category functionality which is more granular and detailed.

You could however add sub-namespaces to do what you are after too, but that would work in a slightly different and broader way.

[vimto]

so namespaces are kind of like forums and sub forums? is that right?

so for instance on a game site, i could have "consoles" as a top forum and then within that forum i could have "xbox", and "playstation" as subforums.....

so i presume i could link to them in the wiki like this:

?title=consoles:articleXXXX

and in the sub namespaces:
?title=xbox:ArticleXXXXX

etc.

is that right or have i got the wrong end of things here?
If that's right, what are the limitations on the sub namespaces?

[pegasus]

You are correct except that the sub-namespaces do not get added to the URL. You would use "consoles:" all the way down the hierarchy.

This should be a bit clearer in the next build when we implement a Namespace Manager.

[pegasus]

You are correct except that the sub-namespaces do not get added to the URL. You would use "consoles:" all the way down the hierarchy.

This should be a bit clearer in the next build when we implement a Namespace Manager.