Wikipedia:TMR

<span class="noitalic">Wikipedia:Template index/Redirect pages</span>

Wikipedia:Template index/Redirect pages

This is a list of maintenance templates which are used to categorize redirect pages.

WP:TMR

It is considered helpful to put redirects into categories where appropriate, see Wikipedia:Categorizing redirects. For pages which should ultimately be handled by a full article, add both {{R with possibilities}} and one or more stub sorting templates to draw attention to the needed article.

Redirect templates are designed to be used together. For example, the redirect "Architechts" uses both {{R from misspelling}} and {{R from plural}}.^{[needs update]} {{Redirect category shell}} can be used to group multiple templates on a single page by listing the appropriate redirect templates as its parameter (similar to {{WikiProject banner shell}} and {{Multiple issues}}).

List of redirects by function

Each and every rcat template in the following functional index is also found in the above navbar, which is used as a reference on all rcat pages. Changes made to the navbar must also be made below, and vice versa.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling

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Usage	Template	Example(s)
Abbreviations
Initialisms For: initialisms (letters often spoken letter-by-letter) to their expanded forms Not for: acronyms (letters often spoken as a single word) expanded forms to initialisms – {{R to initialism}} initials of personal names	{{R from initialism}}	UN → United Nations Member states of the UN → Member states of the United Nations ANZAC → Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ({{R from acronym}}) British Broadcasting Corporation → BBC ({{R to initialism}}) J. S. Bach → Johann Sebastian Bach ({{R from short name}})
Acronyms For: acronyms (letters often spoken as a single word) to their expanded forms Not for: initialisms (letters often spoken letter-by-letter) expanded forms to acronyms – {{R to acronym}} Challenge: this term is not well-defined.	{{R from acronym}}	U.N.C.L.E. → United Network Command for Law and Enforcement APPLE → Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment RBI → Run batted in ({{R from initialism}}) TLDR → Top-level domain registry ({{R from initialism}})
Capitalisation and spelling
Alternative spellings For: correct spelling alternatives numbers to words words to numbers Not for: misspellings spelling differences that result in different pronunciations	{{R from alternative spelling}} {{R from American English}} {{R from British English}}	Humor → Humour Colonization of Africa → Colonisation of Africa Shed 7 → Shed Seven Thousand → 1000 (number) Alternate future → Alternative future ({{R from alternative name}}) Pronounciation → Pronunciation ({{R from misspelling}}) Travelling Wilburys → Traveling Wilburys ({{R from misspelling}})
Alternative hyphenations	{{R from alternative hyphenation}}	Dry-suit → Dry suit
Alternative punctuations	{{R from alternative punctuation}}	Trinity College, Dublin → Trinity College Dublin
Alternative spacings	{{R from alternative spacing}}	Harper Collins → HarperCollins
ASCII	{{R from ASCII-only}} {{R to ASCII-only}}	Weisser See → Weißer See Eð → Eth
Diacritical marks	{{R from diacritic}} {{R to diacritic}}	Montréal → Montreal Malmo → Malmö
Ligatures	{{R from ligature}} {{R to ligature}}	Ægean Sea → Aegean Sea WeiB Survive → Weiß Survive
Misspellings For: incorrect differences in spelling	{{R from misspelling}}	Pronounciation → Pronunciation Travelling Wilburys → Traveling Wilburys
Stylized titles For: Stylized names that are outside Wikipedia naming conventions	{{R from stylization}}	Ǝ (video) → E (video)
Old-style CamelCase links	{{R from CamelCase}}	AccessibleComputing → Computer accessibility
Different capitalisation For: capitalisation differences that are not incorrect Not for: Camel case titles from old versions of Wikipedia (see above) page names with incorrect capitalisation	{{R from other capitalisation}}	Aw → AW Ascending Chain Condition → Ascending chain condition TheBeatles → The Beatles ({{R from CamelCase}})
Incorrect capitalisation For: page names with incorrect capitalisation Not for: Camel case titles from old versions of Wikipedia (see above) capitalisation differences that are not incorrect	{{R from miscapitalisation}}	Cody ChesnuTT → Cody Chesnutt The beatles → The Beatles TheBeatles → The Beatles ({{R from CamelCase}})
Grammar and punctuation
Modifications For: punctuation differences re-arrangement of words	{{R from modification}}	North Korean-Russian → North Korean Russian Russia – North Korea relations → North Korea – Russia relations 1962-63 Ashes series → 1962–63 Ashes series
From plurals For: plural nouns or noun phrases to their singular forms plural nouns or noun phrases when the singular form is also a redirect to the same target Not for: singular nouns or noun phrases to their plural forms	{{R from plural}}	Dogs → Dog Mitochondria → Mitochondrion
To plurals For: singular nouns or noun phrases to their plural forms singular nouns or noun phrases when the plural form is also a redirect to the same target Not for: plural nouns or noun phrases to their singular forms	{{R to plural}}	Minimal medium → Minimal media
Parts of speech
Parts of speech For Alternate parts of speech forms of the target article	{{R from adjective}} {{R from adverb}} {{R from common noun}} {{R from gerund}} {{R from proper noun}} {{R from verb}}	happy → happiness magically → magic advertiser → advertising coagulate → coagulation

Alternative names

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To namespaces

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Usage	Template	Example(s)
The following can sort redirects into either a cross-namespace category or a same-namespace category:
Any talk namespace For: any talk page to a corresponding page, more heavily watched, in any namespace	{{R from remote talk page}}	Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Procedures → Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee
Wikipedia (project) namespace For: any page to a page in the Wikipedia namespace Not for: a page in the Wikipedia namespace to a page outside of the Wikipedia namespace	{{R to project namespace}}	Wikipedia:MOS → Wikipedia:Manual of Style MOS:ABBR → Wikipedia:Manual of Style (abbreviations) Help:IPA → Wikipedia:IPA
Help namespace For: any page to a page in the help namespace Not for: a page in the help namespace to a page outside of the help namespace	{{R to help namespace}}	Help:Magic word → Help:Magic words H:R → Help:Redirect (H:R is in the Main namespace) Wikipedia:Thumbnail → Help:Files
Portal namespace For: any page to a page in the portal namespace Not for: a page in the portal namespace to a page outside of the portal namespace	{{R to portal namespace}}	Portal:Beatles → Portal:The Beatles P:ENG → Portal:England Wikipedia:0 → Portal:Contents
The following will sort redirects into a cross-namespace category:
Category namespace For: a page outside of the category namespace to a page in the category namespace Not for: a page in the category namespace to any page	{{R to category namespace}}	CAT:A → Category:Wikipedia adminship (CAT:A is in the Main namespace) Category:A → Category:Wikipedia adminship
Draft namespace For: a page outside of the draft namespace to a page in the draft namespace Not for: a page in the draft namespace to any page	{{R to draft namespace}}	Wikipedia:Wikiproject Dacia/Drafts/Arcina → Draft:Arcina Draft:Beatles → Draft:The Beatles
Main namespace For: a page outside of the main namespace to a page in the main namespace Not for: a page in the main namespace to any page	{{R to main namespace}}	Template:DSM IV TR → Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Beatles → The Beatles
Talk namespaces For: a page outside of the talk namespace to a page in the talk namespace Not for: a page in the talk namespace to any page	{{R to talk page}}	Help:Table → Talk:Library Wikipedia:Edit conflict → Wikipedia talk:Edit conflict User talk:Simon → User:Simon ({{R to user namespace}}) User talk:Jimbo → Talk:Genius
Template namespace For: a page outside of the template namespace to a page in the template namespace Not for: a page in the template namespace to any page	{{R to template namespace}}	T:S → Template:Strikethrough (T:S is in the Main namespace.) Template:R from → Template:R template index
User namespace For: a page outside the user namespace to a page in the user namespace Not for: a page in the user namespace to any page	{{R to user namespace}}	Wikipedia:MOS → User:Jimbo Wales User talk:Tricky Ed → User:SuperEditor User:SuperEditor → User talk:Tricky Ed ({{R to talk page}}) User:SuperEditor → User:Tricky Ed User:Jimbo Wales/Workpage → User:Jimbo Wales

Related templates

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{{Redirect category shell}}
links talk edit

{{Deprecated template}}
links talk edit

Template:old is deprecated. Please use Template:new instead.

{{Talk page of redirect}}
links talk edit

This is the "Talk page of redirect" template. ERROR: This template is only for use on talk pages of redirects. If this message is visible, then the subject page is not a redirect nor at RfD, and this template should be removed from this page.

Soft redirects

{{Category redirect}}
links talk edit

This category is located at Category:''new category name''.

Note: This category should be empty.

See the instructions for more information.

Administrators: If this category name is unlikely to be entered on new pages, and all incoming links have been cleaned up, click here to delete.

{{Soft redirect}}
links talk edit new page name
This page is a soft redirect.

{{Soft redirect with Wikidata item}}
links talk edit

Header for redirect categories

{{Redirect category}}
links talk edit

The pages in this category are redirects. To add a redirect to this category, place {{Redirect category shell|(redirect template link)}} on the second new line (skip a line) after #REDIRECT [[Target page name]]. For more information follow the links. Never substitute redirect template(s), nor place them on soft redirects.
See also the complete list of redirect templates and the redirect style guide.

This is a maintenance category, used for maintenance of the Wikipedia project. It is not part of the encyclopedia and contains non-article pages, or groups articles by status rather than subject. Do not include this category in content categories.

This is a tracking category. It builds and maintains a list of pages primarily for the sake of the list itself. They are not part of the encyclopedia's categorization scheme.

This category is hidden on its member pages—unless the corresponding user preference (Appearance → Show hidden categories) is set.
These categories can be used to track, build and organize lists of pages needing "attention en masse" (for example, pages using deprecated syntax), or that may need to be edited at someone's earliest convenience.
These categories also serve to aggregate members of several lists or sub-categories into a larger, more efficient list (discriminated by classifications).

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Usage	Template	Example(s)
Full names such as Municipality, State forms or Village, City forms to briefer name form	{{R from name and country}} (see also {{R from more specific geographic name}} for other geographic variations)	Shanghai, China → Shanghai
Full names persons, things, topics and such alternative forms of names redirected to briefer article page names	{{R from long name}}
Short names persons, things, topics and such alternative forms of names redirected to full article page names	{{R from short name}}
Portmanteaux parts of multiple words or their sounds are combined into a new word	{{R from portmanteau}}
Sort names the sort form of a persons name is redirected to the person's common name	{{R from sort name}} {{R from ambiguous sort name}}	Kennedy, John F. → John F. Kennedy
Alternative names general pseudonyms, nicknames, and synonyms that are not a full name as above	{{R from alternative name}}
Names with titles usually surnames preceded or followed by a title, honorific, etc.	{{R from name with title}}	Cardinal Wolsey → Thomas Wolsey
More specific names names that are more specific, less general than that used for the actual article (often as the result of WP:RM discussions involving WP:COMMONNAME), but not simply longer versions of the target names	{{R from more specific name}} (see also {{R from more specific geographic name}} and its variants for places)
Less specific names names that are less specific, more general than that used for the actual article (often as the result of WP:RM discussions involving WP:COMMONNAME), but not simply shorter versions of the target names	{{R from less specific name}}
Synonyms (and antonyms) words that have the same or similar meaning (antonyms have opposite meanings). Taxonomic synonyms should be tagged with {{R from alternative scientific name}} instead.	{{R from synonym}} {{R from antonym}}	syn. Automobile → Car ant. Dislike → Like
Personal / legal names article is titled by the WP:COMMONNAME, which often is not the subject's personal/legal name; yet, the redirect title is relevant and should be linked for categorization, tracking and for its search worthiness	{{R from personal name}}	Peter Hernandez → Bruno Mars Erika Mitchell → E. L. James
Unambiguous surnames	{{R from surname}}
Given names	{{R from given name}}
Birth names	{{R from birth name}}
Married names	{{R from married name}}
Pen names, stage names, etc.	{{R from pseudonym}}
Incorrect names redirects with an erroneous name that is either incorrect or unsuitable as a Wikipedia article title; e.g., may be a redirect left behind after a move	{{R from incorrect name}}
Previous names	{{R from former name}}	Calcutta → Kolkata
Scientific names of organisms from scientific name to commonplace article name (automatic Printworthy category) commonplace name to scientific article name from alternative scientific name to correct (or believed to be correct) scientific name	{{R from scientific name}} {{R to scientific name}} {{R from alternative scientific name}}
Technical names from technical term to common name (automatic Printworthy category) from common name to more technical name from molecular/chemical formula to scientific or common name (automatic Printworthy category)	{{R from technical name}} {{R to technical name}} {{R from chemical formula}}
Drug trade names from (or to) the trade name of a drug to (or from) the international nonproprietary name (INN)	{{R from drug trade name}}
Radio frequencies redirects from a radio frequency to a radio station that broadcasts under that frequency	{{R from radio frequency}}	1197 AM → Absolute Radio 198 AM → BBC Radio 4
Java package names from a Java package name, or the fully qualified name of a Java class or interface, to the software project or language feature that provides that package (automatic Unprintworthy category)	{{R from Java package name}}
Other languages	{{R from alternative language}} (language codes)
Country data templates to a Country data template such as {{Country data Turkey}}	{{R country data}}

Usage	Template	Example(s)
Embedded anchor The category page notes that this does not apply to anchors that are in or near section headers. Use {{R to section}} instead.	{{R to anchor}}	Fire-lizard → Pern#fire-lizard FAT-32 → File Allocation Table#FAT32 (Note the hyphen – use {{R to section}} because this is a "section anchor".)
Links auto-generated from file metadata information	{{R from file metadata link}}
List entry	{{R to list entry}}
Mentioned in hatnote Hatnotes are most often atop the page. If they are under a section header, {{R to section}} should also be used.	{{R mentioned in hatnote}}	Jump → Jumping {{Redirect\|Jump}} renders the hatnote, (and mention), atop the target page. {{Wiktionary}} is also used. Bold → Emphasis (typography)#Methods and use {{redirect2\|Bold\|Boldface}} renders the hatnote, (and mention), under a section header of the target page; {{R to section}} and {{Wiktionary}} are also used.
Section Note {{R to anchor}} and how the targets are similar. The target must be clicked and checked to be able to tell the difference.	{{R to section}}	WP:SOURCE → Wikipedia:Verifiability#Reliable sources N270 → Intel Atom (CPU)#Diamondville ({{R to anchor}})
To target from a shortcut	{{R from shortcut}}	WP:BOLD → Wikipedia:Be bold Template:Cn → Template:Citation needed
Avoided double redirect	{{R avoided double redirect}}

Usage	Template	Example(s)
Titles with disambiguators that aren't needed	{{R from unnecessary disambiguation}}	Jupiter (planet) → Jupiter Shir Kahn (disambiguation) → Shir Kahn ({{R to disambiguation page}})
Facilitate disambiguation	{{R to disambiguation page}}	Huda (disambiguation) → Huda where Huda has no primary topic and disambiguation is given from the base page facilitated by the redirect.
For ambiguous terms covered by another disambiguation page	{{R from ambiguous term}}	Hoda → Huda where Huda gives disambiguation for Huda, Hoda, and Houda.
Titles with different qualifiers	{{R from other disambiguation}} Not for: incorrect, nor incomplete disambiguations	Williams (family name) → Williams (surname) where neither is incorrect, or incomplete but one is the MOS common name title and the other is an equivalent alternative redirect.
Titles with different base names	{{R from predictable disambiguation}}	Corvette (automobile) → Chevrolet Corvette where Corvette (automobile) will appear in search predictions when searching "Corvette" but Chevrolet Corvette will not.
From naturally disambiguated page names	{{R from natural disambiguation}}	Vienne river → Vienne (river)
To naturally disambiguated page names	{{R to natural disambiguation}}	Hyderabad (Sindh) → Hyderabad, Sindh

Usage	Template	Example(s)
Duplicated articles	{{R from duplicated article}}
Merges Check page history to see if a redirect is from an article merged into another page.	{{R from merge}}
Page moves Check page history to see if a redirect is the result of a page renaming.	{{R from move}}
Page history Check page history to see if a redirect has a significant edit history.	{{R with history}}
Wikipedia history Check page history to see if a redirect is the result of historical changes in Wikipedia.	{{R with old history}}

Usage	Template	Example(s)
Draft For drafts in the draft or user namespaces to articles in the main namespace.	{{R from draft namespace}}
Old AfC draft For drafts in the Wikipedia talk namespace to articles in the main namespace.	{{R from old AfC draft}}

Wikipedia:TMR

Wikipedia:Template index/Redirect pages

Hidden categories

Printworthy vs. unprintworthy

List of redirects by function

Grammar, punctuation and spelling

Alternative names

Navigation

Disambiguation

Merges, duplicates and moves

Drafts

To namespaces

Miscellaneous

Alphanumeric listing

Related templates

Notes

See also

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Usage	Template	Example(s)
To redirect to decade article	{{R to decade}}
To redirect to century article	{{R to century}}
People who are members of a group, organisation, ensemble or team	{{R from member}}
Subtopics or closely related topics that should be explained within the text, which may possibly become a future article	{{R with possibilities}}
From species to genus	{{R from species to genus}}
Fictional characters	{{R from fictional character}}
Fictional species	{{R from fictional species}}
Fictional objects/concepts	{{R from fictional element}}
Fictional locations/settings	{{R from fictional location}}
TV series' episodes	{{R from television episode}}
Upcoming films	{{R from upcoming film}}
Related terms or topics	{{R to related topic}}
Related words	{{R from related word}}
Subtopics	{{R from subtopic}} {{R to subtopic}}
Topics of lists	{{R from list topic}}	Birds of Tunisia → List of birds of Tunisia
Amusement rides	{{R from amusement ride}}
From school stub to merge location	{{R from school}}
From a song to an album or artist	{{R from song}}
From an album to an artist	{{R from album}}
From a band name to a band member	{{R from band name}}
From an Internet domain name	{{R from domain name}} {{R from second-level domain}} {{R from top-level domain}}	Thomas.loc.gov → THOMAS Gnu.org → GNU Openoffice.org → OpenOffice.org ({{R from other capitalisation}})
From a single Unicode character	{{R from Unicode character}}
From a Unicode code	{{R from Unicode code}}
From a phrase	{{R from phrase}}
To an article without mention	{{R to article without mention}}
From a film title	{{R from film}}
From a book title	{{R from book}}
From a gender-specific title	{{R from gendered term}}
With possibilities	{{R with possibilities}} (Category:Template redirects with possibilities) {{R category with possibilities}}
ISOs	{{R from ISO 4 abbreviation}} {{R from ISO 639 code}} {{R from ISO 3166 code}} {{R from ISO 4217 code}} {{R from ISO 15924 code}}	ISO 4 – J. Nutr. → Journal of Nutrition ISO 639:zho → Chinese language ISO 3166-1:MM → Myanmar ISO 4217:USD → United States dollar ISO 15924:Ethi → Ge'ez script
From an IETF RFC	{{R from RFC}}
Printworthiness	Printability {{R printworthy}} {{R unprintworthy}}	{{R with possibilities}} – printworthy by default {{R from misspelling}} – unprintworthy by default
Protection	{{R extended-protected}} {{R fully protected}} {{R semi-protected}} {{R template-protected}} {{R from high-use template}}
Tools	Category:Miscellaneous redirects Protection policy {{Redirect category shell}} {{Talk page of redirect}}
Wikidata	{{R with Wikidata item}} – hard redirects {{Soft redirect with Wikidata item}} – soft redirects