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This URL will generate a list of entries/pages that link to the page inserted at the end of the URL, in this case "Burning of Ana":
This URL will generate a list of entries/pages that link to the page inserted at the end of the URL, in this case "Burning of Ana":
<center>[http://unbhistory.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Special:WhatLinksHere/Burning_of_Ana]</center>
<center>[http://unbhistory.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Special:WhatLinksHere/Burning_of_Ana http://unbhistory.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Special:WhatLinksHere/Burning_of_Ana]</center>

Revision as of 08:13, 23 July 2014

Simply changing the title of an entry is not difficult. Toggle your cursor over the downward arrow to the immediate left of the search box, and select Move:

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Enter a new title in the appropriate field and, if necessary, give a reason for the title change.


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  • The entry/page title has been changed by actually moving the contents to another entry/page.
  • Checking the "Leave a redirect behind" box will cause the redirection of links to the changed entries/pages to the newly titled entry/page, which does work fine.


An alternative approach is to manually change the links on the entries/pages linking to the old title. This might sound time consuming, but it can be done quite quickly by using a helpful special page.

This URL will generate a list of entries/pages that link to the page inserted at the end of the URL, in this case "Burning of Ana":

http://unbhistory.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Special:WhatLinksHere/Burning_of_Ana
Retrieved from "https://unbhistory.lib.unb.ca/index.php?title=Entry/Page_Title_Change&oldid=5397"