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Help:Moving a page

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Proposing a move: It was grammatically incorrect to begin with the revert did not fix that. This is probably what would have been intended.
{{PD Help Page}} '''Moving (renaming) a page''' means giving it another name. This is done by using the "{{intlc:{{MediaWiki:move}}}}" [[Help:Navigation#Page Tabs|tab ]] at the top. The tab is not visible if you are not logged in. Then simply enter the new name and click 'Move Page'"{{MediaWiki:movepagebtn}}". Normally you would want to leave the "Move associated talk page{{MediaWiki:movetalk}}" option ticked.
If you move page "A" to a new title "B", this operation will do the following:
* Creates Renames the new title of page "BA", with contents from page as "AB"* Replaces Renames all the contents editing history of page "A" with ''Redirect'' to as of page "B".as well* Moves all the editing history from Creates a new page "A" so that it appears under , whose content is a [[Help:Redirects|redirect]] to page "B"'s history tab.
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The third second point is important. By using the 'Move' "{{MediaWiki:move}}" feature, you also '''move the editing history''', which is desirable in most situations. The editing history allows people to see how the contents of the page were built up, and who contributed what. If you move contents around by copying and pasting (not using the move feature), you do not achieve this (see also [[Help:Tracking changes]]).
Because the move operation '''leaves behind a redirect''' (see [[Help:Redirects]]), it should not result in any broken links, however you might want to hunt down pages or other redirects which link in to the redirect, and change their text to link directly to the new title. The 'What links here' toolbox "{{MediaWiki:whatlinkshere}}" feature , which can be used through the link in the {{MediaWiki:toolbox}} (at bottom of the [[Help:Navigation#Sidebar|sidebar]] on the left) is useful when doing this.
== Proposing a move ==
Deciding on a page title can be a difficult aspect of wiki organization, and one which can often provoke debates. If the move you have in mind is one which might cause upset or could be considered controversial, you should propose the move first. Do this by leaving a note to give giving your reasons on the [[Help:Talk pages|talk page]]. You might also establish a system for labelling labeling the page itself, with a move proposal template, to make everybody aware of your intentions.
== Undo a move ==
The page title "B" will still be left behind, as a redirect from "B" to "A". Any user can remove the redirect and propose that the page be deleted. However the final deletion will require sysop privileges (see [[Help:Deleting a page]]).
{{Languages== Moving a page without creating a redirect ==[[File:Movepage with redirect suppression hightlighted.png|right|350px|thumb|Relevant option highlighted]]Users with the ''suppressredirect'' [[Help:Moving User rights|user right]] can optionally move a pagewithout creating a redirect. This is particularly useful when undoing a move. When the right is enabled, one additional check box will appear when one needs to move a page (see picture at right).  '''See also''': * [[Help:Redirects#Supressing a redirect]] * [[Manual:User rights]] == See also ==* [[Help:Copying a page]] {{Languages}}
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