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* This template is for creating [[Wikipedia:Soft redirect|soft redirects]], that is to say, short pages inviting readers to visit another page on a different [[meta:Wikimedia projects|Wikimedia project]]. This cannot be performed with a classical redirect due to technical restrictions. |
* This template is for creating [[Wikipedia:Soft redirect|soft redirects]], that is to say, short pages inviting readers to visit another page on a different [[meta:Wikimedia projects|Wikimedia project]]. This cannot be performed with a classical redirect due to technical restrictions. |
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* This template is also used to redirect an entry to a [[Help:Special page|special page]], in which case hard redirects have been disabled. |
* This template is also used to redirect an entry to a [[Help:Special page|special page]], in which case hard redirects have been disabled. |
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* Occasionally it is used to effectively disable a redirect that has been deprecated, e.g. [[WP:DIVA]], in which case {{tl|Historical}} is usually also used, above the soft redirect template. |
* Occasionally it is used to effectively disable a redirect that has been deprecated, e.g. [[Wikipedia:WP:DIVA]], in which case {{tl|Historical}} is usually also used, above the soft redirect template. |
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* For redirecting [[WP:CAT|categories]], use {{Tlx|Category redirect}} instead. |
* For redirecting [[Wikipedia:WP:CAT|categories]], use {{Tlx|Category redirect}} instead. |
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* For all other redirects within the English Wikipedia, please continue to use <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Other article]]</nowiki></code>. |
* For all other redirects within the English Wikipedia, please continue to use <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Other article]]</nowiki></code>. |
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Summary
- This template is for creating soft redirects, that is to say, short pages inviting readers to visit another page on a different Wikimedia project. This cannot be performed with a classical redirect due to technical restrictions.
- This template is also used to redirect an entry to a special page, in which case hard redirects have been disabled.
- Occasionally it is used to effectively disable a redirect that has been deprecated, e.g. Wikipedia:WP:DIVA, in which case {{Historical}} is usually also used, above the soft redirect template.
- For redirecting categories, use
{{Category redirect}}instead. - For all other redirects within the English Wikipedia, please continue to use
#REDIRECT [[Other article]].
This places tagged pages in Category:Wikipedia soft redirects or Category:User soft redirects.
Usage
Single parameter
{{Soft redirect|target}}
Example
{{Soft redirect|Meta:Template:Interwiki redirect}} will produce:
Meta:Template:Interwiki redirect
This page is a soft redirect.
Two parameters
{{Soft redirect|target|label}}
Example
{{Soft redirect|Lawn mower|grasscutter}} will produce:
grasscutter
This page is a soft redirect.
Please remember that this is just to illustrate the second "label" parameter. Template:Soft redirect should not be used when #REDIRECT [[Lawn mower]] should be used.
See also
For more detail see wikipedia page wikipedia:Template:Soft redirect