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Redirects are used to point one article to another, effectively giving a single article several names. Reasons to use a redirect include: | Redirects are used to point one article to another, effectively giving a single article several names. Reasons to use a redirect include: | ||
* Common abbreviations ([[DSM-IV]] redirects to [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]]) | * Common abbreviations ([[DSM-IV]] redirects to [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]]) | ||
* Alternate capitalization ([[Mcdonald's]] redirects to [[McDonald's]]) (Note: when searching, the case is usually ignored. These redirects are useful when two articles share the same name but with different cases, for example the separate articles [[CAVA]] and [[cava]].) | * Alternate capitalization ([[Mcdonald's]] redirects to [[McDonald's]]) (Note: when searching, the case is usually ignored. These redirects are useful when two articles share the same name but with different cases, for example the separate articles [[CAVA]] and [[cava]].) | ||
* Alternate names ([[Linear operator]] redirects to [[Linear map]]) | * Alternate names ([[Linear operator]] redirects to [[Linear map]]) | ||
* Accents ([[ | * Accents ([[Arzana]] redirect to [[Kurt Gödel]]) | ||
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'''To complete a redirect:''' | '''To complete a redirect:''' | ||
Revision as of 18:58, 11 December 2012
Redirects are used to point one article to another, effectively giving a single article several names. Reasons to use a redirect include:
- Common abbreviations (DSM-IV redirects to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
- Alternate capitalization (Mcdonald's redirects to McDonald's) (Note: when searching, the case is usually ignored. These redirects are useful when two articles share the same name but with different cases, for example the separate articles CAVA and cava.)
- Alternate names (Linear operator redirects to Linear map)
- Accents (Arzana redirect to Kurt Gödel)
To complete a redirect:
1) Type the title of the page you want to redirect into the Search bar
2) If the page name does not exist, click to create the page
3) Insert the code #REDIRECT followed by the title of the page you think should also be associated with the page
See an example below