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If you want to redirect traffic going to one page to another page (with a better title, for example), then use the command
#REDIRECT [[pagename]]at the top of the page.
See LarrysText (/w/wiki.phtml?title=LarrysText&action=edit&redirect=no) for an example. Here's another example: redirection.
A redirect page will still redirect if there is extra text on the page after the #REDIRECT command and link. However, it will not redirect if there is anything on the page before the redirect. Also, there must be no spaces between the # and the REDIRECT.
When creating a redirect, consider copying the #REDIRECT [[blah]] text into the summary field so that people know that you've just created a redirect.
Why not to create a redirect page If you simply want to rename an article to a new title, please don't just move the contents to a newly created article and make a redirect. This will leave the history of previous edits under the old name, and if there's a talk page it won't get moved automatically. Instead, use the Move page function, which will show the history of edits under the old and the new name in one list and makes a redirect for you.
How to edit a redirect page
When you click on a link to a redirect page, you will be redirected automatically to the new page. But what if you want to edit the redirect page, for example, to redirect it somewhere else? To do this, click on the "(redirected from OldPageName)
" link at the top of the new page.
Otherwise, the reader will think "hang on ... I wanted to read about this. Why has the link taken me to that?" Note that in many cases, a redirect is a temporary measure: In the example Windows Messenger above, someone may want to create an article about this specific client at some point; in this case, see "how to edit a redirect page" above.
Seeing the above makes the reader think that clicking on the "jumper" link leads to more information -- but it doesn't, it leads right back to the very same page!
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