Editing Encyclopedia:Redirect (section)

== How to make a redirect ==
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=== Editing the source directly ===
To create a basic redirect using the source editor, type <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[target page name here]]</nowiki></code> as the only text on the page. The capitalization of the word <code>REDIRECT</code> doesn't matter. For instance, if you were redirecting from "{{No redirect|UK}}" to "[[United Kingdom]]", this would be the entire body of {{No redirect|UK|the "UK" page}}:

<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[United Kingdom]]</nowiki></code>

=== Using VisualEditor ===
To create a redirect using the [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]]:
# Open the "page options" menu (icon with three parallel horizontal bars) at the top right of the editor
# Select "Page settings"
# Check the box marked "Redirect this page to"
# Enter the name of the target page in the text box below the checkbox
# Click on the blue "Apply changes" button
# Save the page. You may enter an edit summary, or an automatic summary will be generated.

=== When moving a page ===
Redirects can also be automatically created when you [[Wikipedia:MOVE|move (rename) an existing page]].

=== Requesting a redirect ===
If you can't create pages, you can request redirects at [[Wikipedia:Redirect wizard]].