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Oftentimes users want to be able to rename a page.  Here are some quick instructions about how to do so.
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.
#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 '''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 that people want to rename pages.
#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.
#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. 


The page has been moved.
To change links so that they point directly to the new page, do the following:
 
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 modify links such that they point directly to the new page, do the following.


#Go to the new page.
#Go to the new page.
#Click [[Image:Whatlinkshere.png]] on the left side of the page under toolbox.   
#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'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 them so that they point directly to the new page name.
#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 14:31, 14 July 2006

Here is how to rename an OpenWetWare page:

  1. Click on the tab at the top of the page you want to move.
  2. In the To new title: box, enter your new page name.
  3. 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.
  4. Click the button.
  5. 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:

  1. Go to the new page.
  2. Click on the left side of the page under toolbox.
  3. You'll be taken to a list of pages that link to the page either directly or via a redirect.
  4. You can then visit each of those pages individually and edit the links there so that they point directly to the new page name.
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