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where ''pagename'' is the name of the destination page. The word "redirect" is not case-sensitive, but there must be no space between the "#" symbol. Any text before the code will disable the code and prevent a redirect. Any text or regular content code after the redirect code will be ignored (and should be deleted from an existing page). However, to put or keep the current page name listed in a Category, the usual tag for that category is entered or kept on a line after the redirect code entry.
You should use the 'preview' button below the Edit window, or Alt-P, to check that you have entered the correct destination page name. The preview page will (on old versions of MediaWiki) may not look like the resulting redirect page, it will may look like a numbered list, with the destination page in blue: <br />
1. REDIRECT <span style="color:blue">''pagename''</span>
If the ''pagename'' as you typed it is not a valid page, it will show in red. Until there is a valid destination page, you should not make the redirect. Recent versions of MediaWiki will show the "preview" much like the actual redirect page when viewed
==Viewing a redirect==
After making a redirect at a page, you can no longer get to that page by using its name or by any link using that name; and they do not show up in wiki search results, either. However, near the top of the destination page, a notice that you have been forwarded appears, with the source pagename as an active link to it. '''Click this link''' to get back to the redirected page, showing the large bent arrow symbol and the destination for the redirect. You can also request a redirect page with <code>&redirect=no</code> appended to the querystring in order to view the "large bent arrow" redirect page itself.
By doing this, you can do all the things that any wiki page allows. You can go to the associated discussion page to discuss the redirect. You can view the history of the page, including a record of the redirect. You can edit the page if the redirect is wrong, and you can revert to an older version to remove the redirect.
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