1. VW3
2. Redirects

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A redirect page uses another article's text in place of its own. Redirects allow you to have pages with alternate spellings or terminology for article titles, without having to duplicate the content for each page.

When a redirect occurs, the resulting page is treated exactly as if it were the target article, except for a short message that a redirect occurred.

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This message also includes a link back to the redirect, should you want to update it.

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Using Redirects

You can create a redirect page using the [redirect] BB-Code tag. The tag's text should be the namespace and article title, separated by a colon:

Code:

[redirect]Namespace:Article[/redirect]

If you are redirecting to an article in your Default namespace, you can leave out the "Namespace:".

Like wiki links, the Redirect code supports URL requests and anchors in the target articles. You can add request data by separating its name-value pairs with | or & characters:

Code:

[redirect]Help:Redirect|do=history&offset=20[/redirect]

And the following would redirect and jump to a section called "Using Redirects":

Code:

[redirect]Help:Redirect#Using Redirects[/redirect]

Caveats

Redirects slow down page generation time and should be used sparingly. Do not make a redirect that targets another redirect or that targets itself. The redirect chain stops after the first redirect is parsed.

Double redirects are usually created after an existing redirect moves or is renamed. If [arsenal]CES VaultWiki XRedirects[/arsenal] is installed, these types of redirects can be viewed by visiting SpecialoubleRedirects. We strongly recommend that these redirects be updated, because they create a slow, confusing experience for users.