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Here is how to rename an OpenWetWare page: | |||
#Click on the [[Image:Movetab.png]] tab at the top of the page you want to move. | |||
#In the '''To new title:''' box, enter your new page name. | |||
#In the '''Reason''' box, enter a quick note about the reason. For instance, adherence to [[Help:Page_naming_conventions | OWW naming conventions]] is a common reason for renaming pages. | |||
#Click the [[Image:Movepagebutton.png]] button. | |||
#You'll see the message: The page has been moved. | |||
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'''Note''' that moving a page automatically results in the old page becoming a redirect to the new page. Thus, links to the old page will continue to function. | |||
To change links so that they point directly to the new page, do the following: | |||
#Go to the new page. | |||
#Click [[Image:Whatlinkshere.png]] on the left side of the page under toolbox. | |||
#You'll be taken to a list of pages that link to the page either directly or via a redirect. | |||
#You can then visit each of those pages individually and edit the links there so that they point directly to the new page name. |
Revision as of 00:06, 19 May 2013
< Help
Here is how to rename an OpenWetWare page:
- Click on the tab at the top of the page you want to move.
- In the To new title: box, enter your new page name.
- In the Reason box, enter a quick note about the reason. For instance, adherence to OWW naming conventions is a common reason for renaming pages.
- Click the button.
- You'll see the message: The page has been moved.
Note that moving a page automatically results in the old page becoming a redirect to the new page. Thus, links to the old page will continue to function.
To change links so that they point directly to the new page, do the following: