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{{PD Help Page}}
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">'''Moving (renaming) a page''' means giving it another name.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">This is done by using the <code>{{lc:{{int|move}}}}</code> action of [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Navigation#Page tabs|tab]] <code>{{int|cactions}}</code> at the top.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The tab is not visible if you are not logged in.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Different {{ll|Help:Skins|skins}} may place the move action somewhere else, such as under a different tab.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Then enter the new name and click <code>{{int|movepagebtn}}</code>.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Normally you would want to leave the <code>{{int|movetalk}}</code> option ticked.</span>

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If you move page "A" to a new title "B", this operation will do the following:
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* Renames the title of page "A" as "B"
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* Renames all the editing history of page "A" as of page "B" as well
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* Creates a new page "A", whose content is a [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Redirects|redirect]] to page "B"
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<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The second point is important.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">By using the <code>{{int|move}}</code> feature, you also '''move the editing history''', which is desirable in most situations.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The editing history allows people to see how the contents of the page were built up, and who contributed what.</span>

{{tmpl|0=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">When you go to the move log for the source page,$1 you will find a record showing the reason behind a move.</span>
|1=<ref>https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=move&user=&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers&wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist</ref>
}}
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">This is also displayed in the edit summary of the move, but may not be fully displayed due to the maximum edit summary length.</span>

<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">If you move contents around by copying and pasting (not using the move feature), you do not achieve this (see also {{ll|Help:Tracking changes}}).</span>

<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">When the move operation '''leaves behind a redirect''' (see {{ll|Help:Redirects}}), it should not result in any broken links except the possibility of ''double redirects''&nbsp;– that is, pages redirecting to "A" which becomes a redirect itself.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">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.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The <code>{{int|whatlinkshere}}</code> feature, which can be used through the link in the <code>{{int|toolbox}}</code> (at bottom of the [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Navigation#Sidebar|sidebar]]) is useful when doing this.</span>

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== Instructions ==
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<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Before you move a page, consider whether you're following these guidelines for the wiki involved.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The guidelines for most wikis are similar to these:</span>

* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Experiment in a sandbox before making changes.</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Adhere to standard naming conventions when choosing a title.</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Check for ongoing discussions on the talk page before making edits.</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Avoid trying to move and edit a page simultaneously - if you open the edit box for a page (or its talk page), then move the page, then save, your edit can be applied to the redirect from the move rather than the page you moved.</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Consider noting the fact that you moved the page on its talk page (although the move itself will be recorded as part of the page history).</span>

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== Moving a page without creating a redirect ==
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[[{{lm|Movepage with redirect suppression hightlighted|png}}|{{dir|{{pagelang}}|left|right}}|350px|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Relevant option highlighted</span>]]

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Users with the ''suppressredirect'' [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:User rights|user right]] can optionally move a page without creating a redirect. This is particularly useful when undoing a move.
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When the right is enabled, one additional check box will appear when one needs to move a page (see picture at right).
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== Moving over a redirect ==
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<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">If the destination page already exists as a redirect pointing to the source page with only one revision, it is possible to automatically delete the redirect to make way for the move, even without the right to delete pages.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">If the destination page redirects elsewhere or has more than one revision, it cannot be deleted automatically, and will need to be deleted manually by an administrator to make way for the move.</span>

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== Undo a move ==
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<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">As with almost all wiki editing, a move operation can be reversed (by any user).</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">To reverse a move operation, move the page back, e.g. move page "B" back to "A".</span>

<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Another way to reverse a move operation is by clicking "<code>{{int|viewpagelogs}}</code>" from the [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:History|history page]] and then the "<code>{{lc:{{int|revertmove}}}}</code>" link from the corresponding record in the {{lc:{{int|Movelogpage}}}}.</span>

<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The page title "B" will still be left behind, as a redirect from "B" to "A".</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Any user can remove the redirect and propose that the page be deleted. However the final deletion will require sysop privileges (see {{ll|Help:Deletion and undeletion}}).</span>

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Note that the "<code>{{lc:{{int|editundo}}}}</code>" link in the {{ll|Help:History|history page}} only reverts edits to the page, and cannot undo moves.
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== Page swapping ==
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To swap pages A and B with their histories, you can:
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# <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Move A to C (no redirect).</span>
# <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Move B to A (no redirect).</span>
# <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Move C to B (no redirect).</span>

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People who do not have the <code>suppressredirect</code> right will need to ask someone who does to perform the move for them.
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== URL parameters ==
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These [[w:query string|query strings]] can be added to the URL of [[Special:MovePage]] in order to fill out fields and check boxes in advance.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Parameter</span>
! class="unsortable"| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Meaning</span>
|-
| <code>wpOldTitleNs=</code>''n''
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[w:Namespaces|Namespace]] number of existing page</span>
|-
| <code>wpOldTitle=</code>
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Title of existing page</span>
|-
| <code>wpNewTitleNs=</code>''n''
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Target namespace number</span>
|-
| <code>wpNewTitle=</code>
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Target page title</span>
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| <code>wpMovetalk=1</code>
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Move talk page, if one exists.</span>
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| <code>wpReason=</code>
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Text for reason field</span>
|-
| <code>wpWatch=1</code>
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Watch source and target pages</span>
|}
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== Special namespace restrictions==
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<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Pages in the "File:" and "Category:" namespaces require special permissions (<code>movefile</code> and <code>move-categorypages</code> respectively) to move.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Moving a category additionally requires updating all pages in that category to point to the new name, which is not done automatically.</span>

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== Moving a redirect page ==
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<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Moving a redirect page, like any other page, is possible but not recommended due to its negative impact on page history.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">When a redirect page is moved to a new name, the old page's redirect must be updated to avoid double redirects, resulting in the old page no longer redirecting to the page containing its history.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">This makes locating the page history of the old page more challenging, while the new page inherits a history without clarifying the necessity for it to be a redirect page.</span>

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If a redirect page fails to direct users to the intended destination, the best approach, while maintaining page histories, is to adjust the redirect on that page without relocating it.
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== Protection ==
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<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Administrators can {{ll|Help:Protecting and unprotecting pages|protect}} a page from getting moved.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">If a user does not have permission to edit a page, they also cannot move it.</span>

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== Other observations ==
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<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">When a page is moved, it appears in "Recent Changes" under "Move log," linking to a log of all moves.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">However, moving a watched page doesn't show up on the watchlist; both the old and new names remain watched after the move.</span>

<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Subpages, like talk page archives and template documentation pages, don't move automatically when the main page is moved.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Administrators can move up to 100 subpages along with the main page.</span>

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== Automate moving subpages ==
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<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Users with the ''move-subpages'' [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:User rights|user right]] can optionally move [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Subpages|subpages]] of a page (up to {{wg|MaximumMovedPages}}, defaulting to 100), preserving its "tree" structure.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">If you specify the root page you want to move in the title (by visiting Special:MovePage/''Some page''), the special page displays the subpages of that root page.</span>

<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Ensure all subpage titles (and their corresponding talks) are freely accessible for this to function effectively.</span>

<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Also, MediaWiki does not offer a special page with which to perform a batch operation for page moves.</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">There may be alternatives, depending on your situation:</span>

* {{ll|Extension:Replace Text}}
* {{ll|Manual:MoveBatch.php|MoveBatch.php}} – <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">A maintenance script for renaming a batch of pages.</span>
* {{ll|Manual:Pywikibot/movepages.py}}

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== See also ==
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* {{ll|Manual:Page moving}}
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* [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Redirects#Deleting a redirect|Help:Redirects#Suppressing a redirect]]
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* {{ll|Manual:User rights}}

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== Citations ==
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