Template:R from alternative name/doc
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Usage
[edit source]This redirect category (rcat) template populates Category:Redirects from alternative names. Add this rcat to a redirect in the following manner:
When using {{Rcat shell}}
[edit source]#REDIRECT [[Target page name]]
{{Rcat shell|
{{R from alternative name}}
}}
- Template {{Rcat shell}} is an alias for the template {{Redirect category shell}}, which may be used to add to a redirect page as many appropriate rcats as needed (usually from one to seven) along with their parameters in a demarcated place. For more information, see the documentation on Rcat shell's template page.
When rcats are used individually
[edit source]#REDIRECT [[Target page name]]
{{R from alternative name}}
- This accords with instructions found at WV:REDCAT.
- Use this rcat on all redirects from a title that is another name such as a nickname, or a synonym of the target page name. For stage names and other pseudonyms, use the more specific {{R from pseudonym}} instead.
Optional parameters
[edit source]Either the |of=
or the |1=
parameter can be used to specify the more common name. This is useful when redirecting from an obscure term to a more common one that is a subsection or anchor in a broader article that itself is not the other name of what is being redirected. For example Primary research redirects to Research#Forms of research, where this subtopic is treated under the term "original research"; the redirect has {{R from alternative name|of=original research}}
, which adds the following to the first sentence: "(in this case, the more common name is: original research)". Three ways to accomplish this are as follows:
{{R from alternative name|of=(alternative name)}}
{{R from alternative name|1=(alternative name)}}
{{R from alternative name|(alternative name)}}
Aliases
[edit source]- {{R to alternative name}} redirects here and reflects that "alternative" goes both ways.
- Also known as... – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used