Help:Moving a page - Revision history

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	__NOEDITSECTION__[[File:Move Tab.png\|frame\|Access the move link via the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki]]		''From UBC Wiki '' <ref>''UBC Wiki''. ''University of British Colombia''. Updated 10 February 2012, 19:38 UTC‎. <br>Available from https://wiki.ubc.ca/Help:Moving_a_page. Internet. Retrieved October 27, 2013.</ref>
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	{{Help Nav}}'''Moving a page''' means giving it another name. This is done by using the move link in the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki. The tab is not visible if you not are logged in. Click on the move link and then simply enter the new name and click the "move page button". Normally you would want to leave the "Move associated talk page" option ticked.		{{Help Nav}}'''Moving a page''' means giving it another name. This is done by using the move link in the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki. The tab is not visible if you not are logged in. Click on the move link and then simply enter the new name and click the "move page button". Normally you would want to leave the "Move associated talk page" option ticked.

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	If you need to move a large number of pages, please contact [[Help:Contents#Contact_Us\|Wiki Support]] for help		If you need to move a large number of pages, please contact [[Help:Contents#Contact_Us\|Wiki Support]] for help

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Lilian Williamson at 05:30, 27 October 2013

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	__NOEDITSECTION__[[File:Move Tab.png\|frame\|Access the move link via the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki]]{{Help Nav}}'''Moving a page''' means giving it another name. This is done by using the move link in the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki. The tab is not visible if you not are logged in. Click on the move link and then simply enter the new name and click the "move page button". Normally you would want to leave the "Move associated talk page" option ticked.		__NOEDITSECTION__[[File:Move Tab.png\|frame\|Access the move link via the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki]]

			{{Help Nav}}'''Moving a page''' means giving it another name. This is done by using the move link in the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki. The tab is not visible if you not are logged in. Click on the move link and then simply enter the new name and click the "move page button". Normally you would want to leave the "Move associated talk page" option ticked.

Lilian Williamson at 05:24, 27 October 2013

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	__NOEDITSECTION__[[File:Move Tab.png\|frame\|Access the move link via the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki]]{{Help Nav}}'''Moving a page''' means giving it another name. This is done by using the move link in the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki. The tab is not visible if you not are logged in. Click on the move link and then simply enter the new name and click the "move page button". Normally you would want to leave the "Move associated talk page" option ticked.		__NOEDITSECTION__[[File:Move Tab.png\|frame\|Access the move link via the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki]]{{Help Nav}}'''Moving a page''' means giving it another name. This is done by using the move link in the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki. The tab is not visible if you not are logged in. Click on the move link and then simply enter the new name and click the "move page button". Normally you would want to leave the "Move associated talk page" option ticked.

Lilian Williamson at 05:22, 27 October 2013

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	__NOEDITSECTION__[[File:Move Tab.png\|frame\|Access the move link via the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki]]{{Help Nav}}'''Moving a page''' means giving it another name. This is done by using the move link in the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki. The tab is not visible if you not are logged in. Click on the move link and then simply enter the new name and click the "move page button". Normally you would want to leave the "Move associated talk page" option ticked.		__NOEDITSECTION__[[File:Move Tab.png\|frame\|Access the move link via the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki]]{{Help Nav}}'''Moving a page''' means giving it another name. This is done by using the move link in the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki. The tab is not visible if you not are logged in. Click on the move link and then simply enter the new name and click the "move page button". Normally you would want to leave the "Move associated talk page" option ticked.

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	== Proposing a move ==		== Proposing a move ==


	Deciding on a page title can be a difficult aspect of wiki organization, and one which can often provoke debates. If the move you have in mind is one which might cause upset or could be considered controversial, you should propose the move first. Do this by leaving a note to give your reasons on the [[Help:Talk pages\|talk page]]. You might also establish a system for labeling the page itself, with a move proposal template, to make everybody aware of your intentions.		Deciding on a page title can be a difficult aspect of wiki organization, and one which can often provoke debates. If the move you have in mind is one which might cause upset or could be considered controversial, you should propose the move first. Do this by leaving a note to give your reasons on the [[Help:Talk pages\|talk page]]. You might also establish a system for labeling the page itself, with a move proposal template, to make everybody aware of your intentions.


	== Undo a move ==		== Undo a move ==


	As with all wiki editing, a move operation can be reversed (by any user). To reverse a move operation, simply move the page back, e.g. move page "B" back to "A".		As with all wiki editing, a move operation can be reversed (by any user). To reverse a move operation, simply move the page back, e.g. move page "B" back to "A".

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	== Bulk Moves ==		== Bulk Moves ==


	If you need to move a large number of pages, please contact [[Help:Contents#Contact_Us\|Wiki Support]] for help		If you need to move a large number of pages, please contact [[Help:Contents#Contact_Us\|Wiki Support]] for help

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__NOEDITSECTION__[[File:Move Tab.png|frame|Access the move link via the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki]]{{Help Nav}}'''Moving a page''' means giving it another name. This is done by using the move link in the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki. The tab is not visible if you not are logged in. Click on the move link and then simply enter the new name and click the "move page button". Normally you would want to leave the "Move associated talk page" option ticked.

If you move page "A" to a new title "B", this operation will do the following:
* Renames the title of page "A" as "B"
* Renames all the editing history of page "A" as of page "B" as well
* Creates a new page "A", whose content is a [[Help:Redirects|redirect]] to page "B"

The second point is important. By using the "move" feature, you also '''move the editing history''', which is desirable in most situations. The editing history allows people to see how the contents of the page were built up, and who contributed what. If you move contents around by copying and pasting (not using the move feature), you do not achieve this (see also [[Help:Tracking changes]]).

Because the move operation '''leaves behind a redirect''' (see [[Help:Redirects]]), it should not result in any broken links, however 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. The "whatlinkshere}}" feature, which can be used through the link in the toolbox (at bottom of the [[Help:Navigation#Sidebar|sidebar]] on the left) is useful when doing this.

== Proposing a move ==
Deciding on a page title can be a difficult aspect of wiki organization, and one which can often provoke debates. If the move you have in mind is one which might cause upset or could be considered controversial, you should propose the move first. Do this by leaving a note to give your reasons on the [[Help:Talk pages|talk page]]. You might also establish a system for labeling the page itself, with a move proposal template, to make everybody aware of your intentions.

== Undo a move ==
As with all wiki editing, a move operation can be reversed (by any user). To reverse a move operation, simply move the page back, e.g. move page "B" back to "A".

The page title "B" will still be left behind, as a redirect from "B" to "A". Any user can remove the redirect and propose that the page be deleted. However the final deletion will require sysop privileges.

== Bulk Moves ==
If you need to move a large number of pages, please contact [[Help:Contents#Contact_Us|Wiki Support]] for help

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Help:Moving a page - Revision history

AccountManager at 10:52, 26 March 2021

Lilian Williamson at 05:30, 27 October 2013

Lilian Williamson at 05:24, 27 October 2013

Lilian Williamson at 05:22, 27 October 2013

Lilian Williamson: Created page with "__NOEDITSECTION__Access the move link via the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki{{Help Nav}}'''Moving a page''' means giving it another nam..."

Lilian Williamson: Created page with "NOEDITSECTIONAccess the move link via the drop down arrow tab at the top of the wiki{{Help Nav}}'''Moving a page''' means giving it another nam..."