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== What is a default sort key? ==

<nowiki>A page's default sort key, {{DEFAULTSORT}}, establishes the way that page will be alphabetized on the category pages to which it is linked. If a default sort ket is not specified, the default sort key is the article title. It is therefore not technically necessary to provide a {{DEFAULTSORT}} value if the article title is the desired default sort key.</nowiki>


== Setting a default sort key ==

In some cases, alphabetizing an article by its title does not make sense. For example, an article such as  [[The Sex Wars, 1970s to 1980s]]  would automatically be alphabetized on its category pages under T rather than S. <nowiki> To solve this problem simply write {{DEFAULTSORT: Sex Wars, 1970s to 1980s}} above the categories listed on that page. </nowiki>


Even more importantly, pages about a person, such as [[George Eighmey]], would be alphabetized by the person's first rather than last name. <nowiki>To solve this problem write {{DEFAULTSORT:Eighmey, George}}</nowiki> above the categories listed on that page.

See also:

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization#Other requirements | Wikipedia Category Sorting]