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Moving a page, the same as renaming it, is possible for any article, category or image on Grand Theft Wiki. | |||
Normal users cannot move the page themselves, so you should add {{template|move}} to the top of the page. This will make the page be listed in [[:Category:Merge]], and a staff member can come along and move it. | |||
*the title has been misspelled. | |||
There are several reasons why you might wish to rename a page: | |||
*the title has been misspelled, or does not have correct capitalization. | |||
*the title does not follow the wiki's naming conventions | *the title does not follow the wiki's naming conventions | ||
*the scope of the article has been reduced, extended or otherwise changed. | *the scope of the article has been reduced, extended or otherwise changed. | ||
You should never copy-and-paste the content from one page to another. Always wait for staff to move the page, as this will preserve the history of who edited the page. | |||
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===Do I need to fix other links that point to the renamed page?=== | ===Do I need to fix other links that point to the renamed page?=== | ||
The old title will become a [[Help:Redirect|redirect page]], so any links to the old title will still go to the new page. | The old title will become a [[Help:Redirect|redirect page]], so any links to the old title will still go to the new page unless you uncheck the "leave a redirect behind" box. | ||
Sometimes page moves can cause double redirects, where <code>"Redirect One" -> "Redirect Two" -> "New Page Title"</code>. To avoid infinite loops, the MediaWiki software does not resolve these, so a reader clicking on <code>"Redirect One"</code> will end up at a dead end at <code>"Redirect Two"</code>. You can also check the [[Special:DoubleRedirects]] page for a complete list of potential problem pages within the wiki. | Sometimes page moves can cause double redirects, where <code>"Redirect One" -> "Redirect Two" -> "New Page Title"</code>. To avoid infinite loops, the MediaWiki software does not resolve these, so a reader clicking on <code>"Redirect One"</code> will end up at a dead end at <code>"Redirect Two"</code>. You can also check the [[Special:DoubleRedirects]] page for a complete list of potential problem pages within the wiki. | ||
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===How do I undo a page move?=== | ===How do I undo a page move?=== | ||
When a page is moved, an undo link will appear beside it in [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]], allowing the change to be [[Help:Revert|reverted]]. | When a page is moved, an undo link will appear beside it in [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]], allowing the change to be [[Help:Revert|reverted]] by staff. | ||
Multiple moves can be reverted, as long as you do them in reverse chronological order. For example, if <code>"One"</code> is moved to <code>"Two"</code> and then to <code>"Three"</code>, you should click the undo link for the second move (Three->Two) before clicking the first one (Two->One). By doing the reversals in this order, the redirects are pointing to the right place, no administrator access is required since pages can be moved over redirects when they point to the page being moved. This feature is no different from moving the pages manually, but makes the process quicker since the move confirmation page will be shown with the correct page titles already filled in. | Multiple moves can be reverted, as long as you do them in reverse chronological order. For example, if <code>"One"</code> is moved to <code>"Two"</code> and then to <code>"Three"</code>, you should click the undo link for the second move (Three->Two) before clicking the first one (Two->One). By doing the reversals in this order, the redirects are pointing to the right place, no administrator access is required since pages can be moved over redirects when they point to the page being moved. This feature is no different from moving the pages manually, but makes the process quicker since the move confirmation page will be shown with the correct page titles already filled in. | ||