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{{for|guidance on the use of redirects|The TTSCpedia:Redirect}} A '''redirect''' is a page created so that navigation to a given title takes the reader directly to a different page. A redirect is created using the syntax:<pre>

{{for|guidance on the use of redirects|The TTSCpedia:Redirect}} A '''redirect''' is a page created so that navigation to a given title takes the reader directly to a different page. A redirect is created using the syntax:<pre>

#REDIRECT [[Target]]

#REDIRECT [[Target]]

</pre>...where "target" is the name of the target page. It is also possible to add a [[WP:section|section]] header to make a redirect to a specific section of the target page in the following manner:<pre>

</pre>...where "target" is the name of the target page. It is also possible to add a [[TP:section|section]] header to make a redirect to a specific section of the target page in the following manner:<pre>

#REDIRECT [[Target#Section header]]

#REDIRECT [[Target#Section header]]

</pre>The pound/number/hash sign (#) is also used to link to [[WP:anchor|page anchors]].

</pre>The pound/number/hash sign (#) is also used to link to [[TP:anchor|page anchors]].

== Syntax ==

== Syntax ==

== How it appears to the user ==

== How it appears to the user ==

If the redirect target is an existing page on English Wikipedia and a reader navigates to the redirect page – by [[Help:Link|wikilink]], the search box, or a [[Help:URL|URL]] – the reader is taken directly to the target page. A small notice below the top title indicates that the user arrived via a redirect. For example, if you click [[Transportation]], you are redirected to the [[Transport]] article, and the top of the page looks like:<blockquote style="background-color: white; color: black; border:1px solid black; padding: 1em;">{{fake heading|Transport}} <small>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</small><div>(Redirected from <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Transportation|redirect=no}} Transportation]</span>)</div></blockquote>To go to the redirect page itself (to edit it, view its history, etc.), click the link in the "(Redirected from...)" notice.

If the redirect target is an existing page on English Wikipedia and a reader navigates to the redirect page – by wikilink, the search box, or a URL – the reader is taken directly to the target page. A small notice below the top title indicates that the user arrived via a redirect. For example, if you click [[Transportation]], you are redirected to the [[Transport]] article, and the top of the page looks like:<blockquote style="background-color: white; color: black; border:1px solid black; padding: 1em;">{{fake heading|Transport}} <div>(Redirected from <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Transportation|redirect=no}} Transportation]</span>)</div></blockquote>To go to the redirect page itself (to edit it, view its history, etc.), click the link in the "(Redirected from...)" notice.

If the redirect target is a non-existing page ([[WP:redlink|redlink]]), or a [[Help:Special page|special page]], or a page in another project, then the redirect is not followed, and the reader sees the display of the redirect page (as illustrated below). If the target is a non-existent section of an existing page, then the redirect will take the reader to the top of the target page.

If the redirect target is a non-existing page ([[WP:redlink|redlink]]), or a [[Help:Special page|special page]], or a page in another project, then the redirect is not followed, and the reader sees the display of the redirect page (as illustrated below). If the target is a non-existent section of an existing page, then the redirect will take the reader to the top of the target page.

Chains of redirects are not followed. If title ''A'' redirects to ''B'', and ''B'' is itself a redirect page, then a reader navigating to ''A'' will see the display of the redirect page ''B'' (as illustrated). ([[Help:Bot|Bots]] fix such chains so that each redirect points directly to the final target page.)

Chains of redirects are not followed. If title ''A'' redirects to ''B'', and ''B'' is itself a redirect page, then a reader navigating to ''A'' will see the display of the redirect page ''B'' (as illustrated). ([[Help:Bot|Bots]] fix such chains so that each redirect points directly to the final target page.)

A redirect page viewed directly, either in the situations described above, or when the URL used to access the page contains the query parameter <code>redirect=no</code>, looks like this:<blockquote style="background-color: white; color: black; border:1px solid black; padding: 1em;">{{fake heading|Transportation}} <small>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</small><div>Redirect page</div>[[File:Redirectltr.png|link=Special:FilePath/Redirectltr.png]] <span class="redirectText">[[Transport]]</span></blockquote>(See the actual {{no redirect|Transportation}} redirect page.)

A redirect page viewed directly, either in the situations described above, or when the URL used to access the page contains the query parameter <code>redirect=no</code>, looks like this:<blockquote style="background-color: white; color: black; border:1px solid black; padding: 1em;">{{fake heading|Transportation}} <div>Redirect page</div>[[File:Redirectltr.png|link=Special:FilePath/Redirectltr.png]] <span class="redirectText">[[Transport]]</span></blockquote>(See the actual {{no redirect|Transportation}} redirect page.)

Redirects to articles that begin with a lowercase title, for example the redirect from the page at [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EBay.com&redirect=no Ebay.com] to the article at [[w:eBay|eBay]], will display the target page with a capitalized first letter, even though the article displays the title with a lowercase title. This is because the true title of the target page is actually capitalized — it just appears lowercase because of the use of the magic word DISPLAYTITLE<nowiki>. (Usually, the template {{</nowiki>[[Template:Lowercase title|Lowercase title]]<nowiki>}} is used to implement the DISPLAYTITLE magic word for lowercase titles.)</nowiki>

Redirects to articles that begin with a lowercase title, for example the redirect from the page at [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EBay.com&redirect=no Ebay.com] to the article at [[w:eBay|eBay]], will display the target page with a capitalized first letter, even though the article displays the title with a lowercase title. This is because the true title of the target page is actually capitalized — it just appears lowercase because of the use of the magic word DISPLAYTITLE<nowiki>. (Usually, the template {{</nowiki>[[Template:Lowercase title|Lowercase title]]<nowiki>}} is used to implement the DISPLAYTITLE magic word for lowercase titles.)</nowiki>