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A redirect page contains only an automatic redirect to another page. It doesn't have its own content, but merely redirects readers from the title they've searched for to the corresponding entry, if it has a title other than the one typed.
A redirect page contains only an automatic redirect to another page. It doesn't have its own content, but merely redirects readers from the title they've searched for to the corresponding entry, if it has a title other than the one typed.


To create a '''redirect'', there are two methods:
To create a '''redirect'' the easiest way is to first create the page and save it. Then click actions and move and follow the instructions.


# Start a new page, and in the edit box, type or paste in the name of the page you want to redirect to. Select the target namepage, and click '''#R''' on the toolbar (just to the right of the middle). Click save, and the redirect is created.
There is also a way to do it in the source editor, see [[Wikipedia:Redirect]] for more detailed information.
# Create a page, then move to a new name. A redirect will be automatically created, from the original name to the new name.


When a redirect points to another redirect, the software won't automatically pass you to the final destination (to avoid the risk of an infinite loop). This is a double redirect, and these are checked and automatically fixed on a semi-regular basis by a bot. You can fix it by hand if you like, or just wait for a week or two until a bot fixes it.
When a redirect points to another redirect, the software won't automatically pass you to the final destination (to avoid the risk of an infinite loop). This is a double redirect, and these are checked and automatically fixed on a semi-regular basis by a bot. You can fix it by hand if you like, or just wait for a week or two until a bot fixes it.


See Wikipedia:Redirect for more detailed information.
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Revision as of 15:02, 20 March 2022

A redirect page contains only an automatic redirect to another page. It doesn't have its own content, but merely redirects readers from the title they've searched for to the corresponding entry, if it has a title other than the one typed.

To create a 'redirect the easiest way is to first create the page and save it. Then click actions and move and follow the instructions.

There is also a way to do it in the source editor, see Wikipedia:Redirect for more detailed information.

When a redirect points to another redirect, the software won't automatically pass you to the final destination (to avoid the risk of an infinite loop). This is a double redirect, and these are checked and automatically fixed on a semi-regular basis by a bot. You can fix it by hand if you like, or just wait for a week or two until a bot fixes it.

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