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==How to make a redirect==

To redirect a page (1) to a different page (2), enter on the top of page 1:

'''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[NAME OF PAGE 2]]</nowiki>'''

For example, to redirect the [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:CUSU|redirect=no}} NPoV] page to the [[Neutral point of view]] page, [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:NPoV|action=edit}} edit] the NPoV page and enter:

'''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Neutral point of view]]</nowiki>'''

Everything after the redirect line will be blanked when you save the page. Any text on the same line as the redirect will stay, but will not be visible unless someone edits the page.


More examples are included below:

== What do we use redirects for? ==

* [[Template:R from abbreviation|Abbreviations]]: [[DSM-IV]] redirects to [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]] ([[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:R from abbreviation|samples]])

* [[Template:R from misspelling|Misspellings]]: [[Condoleeza Rice]] redirects to [[Condoleezza Rice]] ([[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:R from misspelling|samples]])

* [[Template:R aiding writing|Aiding writing]]: [[planet Mars]] redirects to [[Mars (planet)]] ([[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:R aiding writing|samples]])

* [[Template:R from alternate spelling|Other spellings]]: [[colour]] redirects to [[color]] ([[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:R from alternate spelling|samples]])
** Other punctuation: [[Al-Jazeera]] redirects to [[Al Jazeera]]
** [[Template:R for alternate capitalisation|Other capitalisations]]: [[Natural Selection]] redirects to [[Natural selection]] ([[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:R for alternate capitalisation|samples]]).

* To enable case-insensitive searching: Adding a redirect for articles with mixed case titles allows searches for these articles to be case-insensitive. For example, without the redirect [[Isle of wight]] a search for any capitalization other than exactly 'Isle of Wight' would not find the article [[Isle of Wight]]. These search related redirects are needed only if the article title has more than two words and words following the first have different capitalizations.

* [[Template:R from alternate name|Other names]]: [[Wellie throwing]] redirects to [[Wellie wanging]] ([[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:R from alternate name|samples]])
** Pseudonyms, nicknames: [[Butcher of Kurdistan]] redirects to [[Ali Hassan al-Majid]], [[Rev. Fred Phelps]] redirects to [[Fred Phelps]]
** Synonyms: [[Linear operator]] redirects to [[Linear transformation]]

* [[Template:R from alternate language|Other languages]]: [[The Abduction from the Seraglio]] redirects to [[Die Entführung aus dem Serail]] ([[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:R from alternate language|samples]])
** [[Template:R from ASCII|Accents]]: [[Kurt Goedel]] and [[Kurt Godel]] redirect to [[Kurt Gödel]] ([[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:R from ASCII|samples]])

* [[Template:R from plural|Plurals]], tenses, etc.: [[greenhouse gases]] redirects to [[greenhouse gas]], etc.
** Note that <nowiki>[[greenhouse gas]]es</nowiki> shows up as [[greenhouse gas]]es, so it is not usually necessary to redirect plurals

* [[Template:R from related word|Related words]]: [[Symbiont]] redirects to [[Symbiosis]]

* [[Template:R with possibilities|Sub-topics or closely related topics that should be explained within the text]]: [[Distributed denial of service]] redirects to [[Denial of service]]

* [[Template:R to disambiguation page|Facilitate disambiguation]]: [[America (disambiguation)]] redirects to [[America]] ([[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:R to disambiguation page|samples]])

* [[Template:R for as of|To track statements that date quickly]]: [[As of 2003]] redirects to [[2003]] ([[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:R for as of|samples]])
** See [[Wikipedia:As of]] for more info.

* Avoiding broken links (see [[#Renamings and merges|below]])

* Minor but notable topics

[[Template:R with possibilities|Sub-topic redirects]] are often temporary, eventually being replaced by fully fledged articles on the sub-topic in question. Be conservative when creating sub-topic redirects — they can sometimes be counter-productive, because they disguise the absence of a proper article from editors. Sub-topic redirects should only be used where the main article has a section on the sub-topic. For example, [[denial of service]] has a section on distributed denial of service. Sub-topics should be '''boldfaced''' on their first appearance in the section, to indicate that they are in fact alternate titles or sub-titles.

In accordance with [[Help:naming conventions]] it's best to have an article at a well-defined, unambiguous term, with redirects from looser colloquial terms, rather than vice versa.

=== Renamings and merges ===
We try to avoid broken links, because they annoy visitors. Therefore, if we change the layout of some section of Cacheopedia, or we merge two [[Help:duplicate articles|duplicate articles]], we always leave redirects in the old location to point to the new location. Search engines and visitors will probably have linked to ''that'' page at ''that'' url. If the page is deleted, potential new visitors from search engines will be greeted with an edit window. The same is true for anyone who previously bookmarked ''that'' page, and so on.

On a small scale, this applies to cases where we had duplicate articles on some subject, or lots of twisty little stubs on different aspects of the same overall subject. On a larger scale, we've had a few fairly major reorganisations:

* Moving away from [[Wikipedia:CamelCase]] article names
* Moving away from having homepages in the article namespace (see [[User:Tim Starling/Redirects from : to User:]] for a partial list)
* Moving away from using [[Wikipedia:subpages|subpages]] in the article namespace

== When should we delete a redirect? ==

To delete a redirect '''without replacing it with a new article''', list it on [[Cacheopedia:redirects for deletion|redirects for deletion]]. See [[Help:deletion policy|deletion policy]] for details on how to nominate pages for deletion.

This isn't necessary if you just want to replace a redirect with an article: see [[meta:redirect#How do I change a redirect?|How do I change a redirect?]] for instructions on how to do this. If you want to ''swap'' a redirect and an article, but are not able to move the article to the location of the redirect please use [[Cacheopedia:Requested moves]] to request help from an [[Cacheopedia:Administrators|admin]] in doing that.



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== What needs to be done on pages that are targets of redirects? ==
We follow the "[[Help:Guide to writing better articles#Principle of least astonishment|principle of least astonishment]]" — after following a redirect, the readers's first question is likely to be: "hang on ... I wanted to read about ''this''. Why has the link taken me to ''that''?". Make it clear to the reader that they ''have'' arrived in the right place.

Normally, we try to make sure that all "inbound redirects" are mentioned in the first couple of paragraphs of the article. For example:

* '''Longships''' were boats used by the Vikings...
** [[longship]], redirect from [[viking ship]]
* '''Mario Party''' is a video game series...
** [[Mario Party]], redirect from [[Mario Party 2]]
* '''Edvard Munch''' ([[1863]]–[[1944]]) was ... The broadest collection of his works is at on display at the Munch Museum at...
** [[Edvard Munch]], redirect from [[Munch Museum]]

Don't cause a [[Wikipedia:secondary redirect|secondary redirect]]. They don't work like a primary redirect; same with tertiary redirects.

== Self-links, duplicate links ==
Avoid [[Help:Self link|self-links]], including self-links through redirects ("loop links"). Also, avoid having two links that go to the same place. These can confuse readers, and cause them to unnecessarily load the same page twice.

== Related topics ==
*[[Help:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]]
*[[Help:How to rename (move) a page|How to rename (move) a page]]
*[[Help:Redirects for deletion|Redirects for deletion]]
*[[Help:Redirects with possibilities|Redirects with possibilities]]
*[[User:Daniel Quinlan/redirects]]-project
*Practice editing pages in our [[Sandbox]]!

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 *[[Help:Redirects for deletion|Redirects for deletion]]
 *[[Help:Redirects with possibilities|Redirects with possibilities]]
 *Practice editing pages in our [[Sandbox]]!

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 * Moving away from [[Wikipedia:CamelCase]] article names
-* Moving away from having homepages in the article namespace (see [[User:Tim Starling/Redirects from : to User:]] for a partial list)
+* Moving away from having homepages in the article namespace
 * Moving away from using [[Wikipedia:subpages|subpages]] in the article namespace

Help:How to use redirect pages - Revision history

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