Manual of Style:Categories

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This page documents the Official GTA Wiki Manual of Style on category pages.

Formatting

Since 2023, GTA Wiki has utilized a category tree system which allows users to navigate up, down and between branches of content.

Most categories have three separate branches: by game, by type and by characteristics. Every article must have:

• At least one "by game" category (e.g., Category:Vehicles in GTA IV) to distinguish which games the content appears in.
• One "by type" category (e.g., Full-size cars) to distinguish what type of content the article is about.
• As many "by characteristics" categories as is necessary (such as Gang vehicles), to tag the article with additional information.

Lead section

See also: Manual of Style:Lead sections

Naming conventions

See also: Manual of Style:Naming conventions

Types of categories

Branches

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These are the main content groups in the category tree. Branches are split into by game, by type and by characteristic sub categories.

All in-game content can be categorized in one of the 12 current branches:

• Animals
• Buildings
• Businesses
• Characters
• Gameplay
• Items
• Locations
• Media
• Organizations
• Structures
• Vehicles
• Weapons

There are several other branches for content not inherently appearing in-game (such as upcoming or beta content):

• Beta content
• Downloadable content
• Sensitive leaked content
• Unseen content
• Upcoming content

The main GTA Wiki category contains branches for wiki content, such as files and templates:

• Archived content - archived pages, including the former forum pages.
• Categories - different types of categories.
• Copyright - documentation and templates pertaining to copyright information.
• Grand Theft Auto - game article content.
• Help - help pages.
• Files - images and videos.
• Main Page - main page embedded content.
• Maintenance - cleanup and Manual of Style.
• Real-world articles.
• Staff - GTA Wiki Staff pages and members.
• Templates - template pages.
• Policy - GTA Wiki Policy pages.

By game

Each branch contains a by game category. These are generally only used on articles. At least one by game category must be used on an article to assign it to a specific game. All by game categories are grouped under their respective branches and games.

These categories allows users to browse a certain type of content by game. They are also used by dynamic page lists in order to separate specific sub categories by game where necessary.

By game categories should be arranged by the release chronology. On the "by game" category pages themselves (i.e. Category:Vehicles in GTA IV), this can be achieved by appending | XX (where XX represents the release number) to the parent category. For example, GTA IV is the 11th game in the series, so this particular category can be arranged in chronological order with [[Category:Vehicles by game| 11]] The space before the number prevents the category from being arranged under a numbered heading in the parent category.

Release number	Game title	Wikitext	Example
01	Grand Theft Auto	[[Category:X by game| 01]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 01]]
02	Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 (or GTA London collectively)	[[Category:X by game| 02]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA London 1961: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 02]]
03	Grand Theft Auto: London 1961	[[Category:X by game| 03]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA London 1961: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 03]]
04	Grand Theft Auto 2	[[Category:X by game| 04]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA 2: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 04]]
05	Grand Theft Auto III	[[Category:X by game| 05]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA III: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 05]]
06	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	[[Category:X by game| 06]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA Vice City: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 06]]
07	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	[[Category:X by game| 07]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA San Andreas: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 07]]
08	Grand Theft Auto Advance	[[Category:X by game| 08]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA Advance: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 08]]
09	Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories	[[Category:X by game| 09]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA Liberty City Stories: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 09]]
10	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories	[[Category:X by game| 10]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA Vice City Stories: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 10]]
11	Grand Theft Auto IV	[[Category:X by game| 11]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA IV: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 11]]
12	The Lost and Damned	[[Category:X by game| 12]]	Category:Vehicles in TLAD: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 12]]
13	Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars	[[Category:X by game| 13]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA Chinatown Wars: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 13]]
14	The Ballad of Gay Tony	[[Category:X by game| 14]]	Category:Vehicles in TBOGT: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 14]]
15	Grand Theft Auto V	[[Category:X by game| 15]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA V: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 15]]
16	Grand Theft Auto Online	[[Category:X by game| 16]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA Online: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 16]]
17	Grand Theft Auto VI	[[Category:X by game| 17]]	Category:Vehicles in GTA VI: [[Category:Vehicles by game| 17]]

By type

Each branch contains a by type category. These are generally only used on articles. Only one by type category must be used on an article to assign it to a specific sub category of the main branch (for example, Category:Radio towers, a type of structure).

By characteristics

Each branch contains one or several by characteristics categories. These are generally only used on articles. Multiple characteristics categories can be used on a single article to tag it with additional information (for example, Johnny Klebitz can be categorized under both Category:Bikers and Category:Protagonists, two characteristics of characters).