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Article structure pertains to the various aspects of article presentation in the site. This page introduces a new Author to the different aspects of article structure along the lines of Wikipedia. Articles (including pages about gurukulas) have a few basic aspects such as the writing style, font, interlinking to further indepth content, classification into categories, a reference section and other details.  [[File:Contents Table.PNG|thumb|585x585px|'''Content Table from Article Titled Indra''']]Articles have a page layout which is simple, highly organized and powerful in design. Page aspects include  

Article structure pertains to the various aspects of article presentation in the site. This page introduces a new Author to the different aspects of article structure along the lines of Wikipedia. Articles (including information pages about gurukulas) have a few basic aspects such as the writing style, font, interlinking to further indepth content, classification into categories, a reference section and other details.  [[File:Contents Table.PNG|thumb|585x585px|'''Content Table from Article Titled Indra''']]Articles have a page layout which is simple, highly organized and powerful in design. Page aspects include  

#Table of contents

#Table of contents

#Sections (lead section) and Subsections following the lead section or Introduction (as circled in the example)

#Sections (lead section) and Subsections following the lead section or Introduction (as circled in the example)

== Hierarchy and Categories ==

== Hierarchy and Categories ==

Hierarchy of articles is built through the Category structure. This helps the Authors and Readers to easily navigate through the site and add relevant pages under appropriate headings. One main article leads to important topics and from there articles on sub-topics are created. By adding categories in the article we can place it under different headings.  

Hierarchy of articles is built through the Category structure. This helps the Authors and Readers to easily navigate through the site and add relevant pages under appropriate headings. One main article leads to important topics and from there articles on sub-topics are created.

[[File:Hierarchy from PPT.png|none|thumb|'''Hierarchy of Articles''']]

[[File:Hierarchy from PPT.png|none|thumb|'''Hierarchy of Articles'''|498.993x498.993px]]By adding "category" in the article we can also place it under different categories. For example, Agni can be placed under both Vedas and Devatas. Similarly Shad Vedangas are placed both under Vedas and Vedangas.

[[File:Notes and categories.png|none|thumb|502.986x502.986px|'''Categories help in navigating to other related pages''']]

[[File:Categories Vedangas.png|none|thumb|505x505px|'''Vedangas Category has other related categories and articles''']]

 

== Interlinking of Articles ==

== Interlinking of Articles ==

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== Flags and Pointers ==

== Flags and Pointers ==

Another important aspect of page layout includes inclusion of flags and pointers to bring the attention of users to further the development of an article to make it more rigorous.

Another important aspect of page layout includes inclusion of flags and pointers to bring the attention of users to further the development of an article and make it more rigorous.

Similarly to draw attention of the author to provide reference to a particular section or statement in an article the <nowiki>{{citation needed}}</nowiki> flag is added.

== Reference Section ==

== Reference Section ==