Template:R from alternative spacing
When used with the "Redirect category shell" (Rcat shell) template:
This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:
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- Template {{Redirect category shell}} may be used to add one or more rcat templates, along with their parameters and categories, to a redirect. For more information, see the documentation page below.
When used by itself:
- From an alternative spacing: This is a redirect from a title with an alternative spacing of the target name. Pages that link to this redirect may be updated to link directly to the target page if that results in an improvement of the text. Do not "fix" such links if they are not broken. Also, these links should not be replaced with piped links.
This template should not be substituted nor used to tag soft redirects. |
Usage
edit- This redirect category (rcat) template populates Category:Redirects from alternative spacings. Add this rcat to a redirect in the following manner:
#REDIRECT [[(target page name)]]
{{Rcat shell|
{{R from alternative spacing}}
}}
- Template {{Rcat shell}} is an alias for the Redirect category shell template, which may be used to add as many appropriate rcats as needed, usually from one to seven, along with their parameters, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation on its template page. This rcat may also tag a redirect individually:
#REDIRECT [[(target page name)]]
{{R from alternative spacing}}
- This is in accord with instructions found at WV:REDCAT.
- Use this rcat to tag any redirect in any namespace from a title with a different correct spelling of the target.
- Pages that link to these redirects may be updated to link directly to the target pages if that results in an improvement of the text. Do not "fix" such links if they are not broken. In addition, these links should not be replaced with piped links.
Parameters
editOne of two parameters, either |1=
or |of=
, may be used to alter the text when the other spacing is of a name that is different from the target's title. They are used as follows:
{{Rcat shell|
{{R from alternative spacing|1=(other spacing)}}
}}
- or the
1=
may be omitted:
{{Rcat shell|
{{R from alternative spacing|(other spacing)}}
}}
- and when the
|of=
parameter is used:
{{Rcat shell|
{{R from alternative spacing|of=(other spacing)}}
}}
The text will be changed from ...a different spacing of the target name to ...a different spacing of (other spacing).
TemplateData
editThis redirect category (rcat) template populates the category 'Redirects from alternative spacings'
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alternative spacing | 1 of | The title the redirect's title is an alternative spacing of, if different from the redirect's target | Page name | optional |
Aliases
edit- Also known as... – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used