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The sort value depends on how many names are in the articles title. For Gabriel García Márquez, with two family names and one given name, the sort is {{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 ...
Similarly, a given name page refers to an article about a given name or to a given name index article listing people who share a common given name. For purposes of this guide, surname pages, given name pages, and articles that are a combination of surname and given name pages (or about a name used more broadly) will be collectively referred to ...
Sort keys are sometimes needed to produce a correct ordering of member pages and subcategories on the category page. For the mechanics, see Help:Category § Sorting category pages. Categories of people are usually sorted by last name rather than first name, so "surname, forename" sort keys are used (as in "Washington, George").
Thus, for an article named "¡Basta Ya!", writing {{DEFAULTSORT:Basta Ya}} inside the article will cause it to be alphabetically ordered with "B" articles on Category pages. (But the actual native name ("¡Basta Ya!") will appear to the reader on the Category page, even though grouped in with the "B"s, as DEFAULTSORT cannot control that).
This page in a nutshell: In categories, page names are sorted in Unicode alphabetical order. Main page: Wikipedia:MediaWiki order of page names Wikipedia uses alphabetical ordering for page names in categories to make it easier to find what you are looking for.
For example, several levels of a hierarchy may be included in a list, or the list may have multiple columns, each of which can be a basis for the user to sort the list. Can be built and maintained by editing a single page, whereas filling a category requires the editing of multiple pages. Can be embellished with annotations (further details).
Categories help readers to find, and navigate around, a subject area, to see pages sorted by title, and to thus find article relationships. Categories are normally found at the bottom of an article page. Clicking a category name brings up a category page listing the articles (or other pages) that have been added to that particular category.
No description. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status First Name 1 no description Example Tom Unknown required Last Name 2 no description Example Jones Unknown required Optional Link Target 3 no description Example Tom Jones (singer) Page name optional Optional Sort Key 4 no description Example Jones ...