Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
An example of a Wikipedia redirect, showing a message that Pichilemo redirects to Pichilemu An example of a redirect on the MinervaNeue skin, from Web redirect to URL redirection. Note the black message bar on the bottom. A redirect is a page that
Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; ... Beta Features This page is a soft redirect ... Wikipedia: Beta.
If the redirect target is an existing page on English Wikipedia and a reader navigates to the redirect page – by wikilink, the search box, or a URL – the reader is taken directly to the target page. A small notice below the top title indicates that the user arrived via a redirect.
The article on Wikipedia entitled UK is a redirect to the United Kingdom article, as it is the same topic as the United Kingdom article. Redirects ensure that different articles about the same subject are not created, and that visitors who may only know one way of referring to a topic are able to find the article they wish to, even if they are ...
When you or another editor moves a page, the old page name doesn't go away. Instead, it becomes a redirect page (or simply a redirect). That's good—other pages in Wikipedia are probably linked to the old name, and the redirect means the links on those other pages still work. They take the reader to the page in its new location.
What happens next: Once your request is submitted, it will be reviewed by one or more registered editors who will determine if the redirect is appropriate. If it is, the redirect will be created. If not, it will be declined. If your suggestion is declined: Don't take it personally! Having a proposal declined by no means reflects poorly on you ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
From an old AfC draft: This is a redirect from an draft page in the Wikipedia talk namespace to the published article in mainspace. This redirect page must be in the Wikipedia talk namespace. Note: If this redirect is used in any other namespace, then it will populate Category:Pages with templates in the wrong namespace instead.