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This template is for soft redirects. This template will NOT redirect the user, but will simply provide a big link | This template is for soft redirects. This template will NOT redirect the user, but will simply provide a big link. To make a page automatically redirect to another article, use <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Page Name]]</nowiki></code>. | ||
By putting a link to a page, in the template eg <code><nowiki>{{redirect|GTA}}</nowiki></code> you give the following | By putting a link to a page, in the template eg <code><nowiki>{{redirect|GTA}}</nowiki></code> you give the following |
Revision as of 07:20, 25 April 2009
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This template is for soft redirects. This template will NOT redirect the user, but will simply provide a big link. To make a page automatically redirect to another article, use #REDIRECT [[Page Name]]
.
By putting a link to a page, in the template eg {{redirect|GTA}}
you give the following
Click this link to go to GTA
This will also work for external Interwiki links, eg {{redirect|wp:GTA}}
which links to the page "GTA" on Wikipedia.
Click this link to go to wp:GTA
By adding a second variable, you can specify the text for the link, eg {{redirect|GTA|Grand Theft Auto}}
Click this link to go to Grand Theft Auto
This also works for Interwiki links eg {{redirect|wp:GTA|Grand Theft Auto}}
Click this link to go to Grand Theft Auto
By adding a third variable, you can specify text to come after the link, such as the location{{redirect|wp:GTA|Grand Theft Auto|on Wikipedia}}
Click this link to go to Grand Theft Auto on Wikipedia