Template:Redirect/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Redirect.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Using this template does not create a redirect. The following pages may have what you are looking for:

TechInfoDepot:Redirect is the official TechInfoDepot guideline on redirects. The page focuses on the rules and standards that the TechInfoDepot community has agreed to generally follow regarding redirects.
Help:Redirect is a how-to page that focuses on the technical aspects of templates. It instructs editors on how redirects work and how to handle them without causing errors.
R template index contains a large list of templates that are used in order to tag and categorize redirects.

This template is used on 35688 pages, and changes to it will be widely noticed. Please test any changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in a user subpage, and consider discussing changes at the talk page before implementing them.

Uses Lua:

Module:Redirect hatnote

This template produces a hatnote:

{{Redirect|Foo}} → Lua error in Module:Hatnote_list at line 173: attempt to call field 'disambiguate' (a nil value).

Its purpose is to reduce confusion by helping users get to their intended page if they were redirected to another page while, for example, searching for a topic. An example would be when a user searches for Achilleus (as in the emperor), but ends up on the page titled Achilles (as in the mythical hero) after being redirected. A |text= option adds text to the end; note that this should be only used when truly necessary, and the other hatnote templates listed below don't suffice.

Examples

{{Redirect|Foo}} → Lua error in Module:Hatnote_list at line 173: attempt to call field 'disambiguate' (a nil value).
{{Redirect|REDIRECT||PAGE1}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For other uses, see PAGE1.
{{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1.
{{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.
{{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|and|PAGE2}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.
{{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}} →
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2 and PAGE3.
{{Redirect|Achilleus|the Emperor with this name|Achilleus (emperor)|other uses|Achilles (disambiguation)}} (as used on the page Achilles) →
"Achilleus" redirects here. For the Emperor with this name, see Achilleus (emperor). For other uses, see Achilles (disambiguation).

v t e Hatnote templates
Project:Hatnote Project:Disambiguation Project:Redirect
Generic	`{{hatnote\|TEXT}}` `{{selfref\|TEXT}}`
Other uses	`{{about\|USE1}}` Variations: `{{other uses}}` `{{other uses2\|PAGE}}`
For (other topic)	`{{for\|OTHER TOPIC}}` `{{for2\|OTHER TOPIC\|CUSTOM TEXT}}` `{{about\|\|USE}}`
Further information	`{{further\|OTHER PAGE}}` `{{further2\|CUSTOM TEXT}}`
See also	`{{see also\|OTHER TOPIC}}`
Other people	`{{other people}}` `{{other people2\|PAGE}}` `{{other people3\|USE1\|USE2}}`
Other places	`{{other places}}` `{{other places3}}`
Other topics	`{{other hurricanes}}` `{{other ships}}`
Other uses of (topic)	`{{other uses of\|TOPIC\|PAGE}}`
Redirect	`{{redirect\|REDIRECT}}` `{{redirect\|REDIRECT\|\|PAGE}}` `{{redirect\|REDIRECT\|USE\|PAGE}}` `{{redirect2\|REDIRECT1\|REDIRECT2}}` `{{redirect2\|REDIRECT1\|REDIRECT2\|USE\|PAGE}}` `{{redirect3\|REDIRECT\|TEXT}}` `{{redirect4\|REDIRECT1\|REDIRECT2}}` `{{redirect6\|REDIRECT\|USE1\|PAGE1\|\|}}` `{{redirect10\|REDIRECT1\|REDIRECT2\|REDIRECT3}}`
"Not to be confused with..."	`{{distinguish\|PAGE}}` `{{distinguish2\|TEXT}}`
Hatnote categories	Hatnote templates for category pages for [family] names for lists for user pages
{{Hatnote templates documentation}}

External links

Template:Commons-inline at Wikimedia Commons.

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