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{{Short description|A prefix before an article's name}} | |||
{{dablink|"WP:NS" redirects here. You may be looking for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Nova Scotia]].}} | {{dablink|"WP:NS" redirects here. You may be looking for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Nova Scotia]].}} | ||
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===Deprecated=== | ===Deprecated=== | ||
* '''Gadget namespace''' (prefix '''Gadget:'''): installed but not currently in use.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 139#New "Gadget:" and "Gadget definition:" namespaces?]]</ref> [[Wikipedia:Gadget|Gadgets]], which are small [[Snippet (programming)|snippets]] enabled in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|user preferences]], currently use the [[Help:MediaWiki namespace| | * '''Gadget namespace''' (prefix '''Gadget:'''): installed but not currently in use.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 139#New "Gadget:" and "Gadget definition:" namespaces?]]</ref> [[Wikipedia:Gadget|Gadgets]], which are small [[Snippet (programming)|snippets]] enabled in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|user preferences]], currently use the [[Help:MediaWiki namespace|MediaWiki namespace]] with the ''MediaWiki:Gadget-'' page name prefix. It is a [[mw:Manual:Using custom namespaces|custom namespace]] installed by the [[mw:Extension:Gadgets|Gadget extension]]. | ||
* '''Gadget definition namespace''' (prefix '''Gadget definition:'''): installed but not currently in use; see above for more information. Gadget definitions currently use the [[MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition]] page. | * '''Gadget definition namespace''' (prefix '''Gadget definition:'''): installed but not currently in use; see above for more information. Gadget definitions currently use the [[MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition]] page. | ||
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An alias cannot be used as the actual namespace in a page title. For example, you cannot create page ''WP:123''; if tried, the page name is instantly converted to ''Wikipedia:123''. It ''is'', however, possible to [[Wikipedia:Page name#Changing the displayed title|change the ''displayed'' title]] on page ''Wikipedia:123'' to make it ''WP:123'' or ''Project:123''. | An alias cannot be used as the actual namespace in a page title. For example, you cannot create page ''WP:123''; if tried, the page name is instantly converted to ''Wikipedia:123''. It ''is'', however, possible to [[Wikipedia:Page name#Changing the displayed title|change the ''displayed'' title]] on page ''Wikipedia:123'' to make it ''WP:123'' or ''Project:123''. | ||
<span class="plainlinks">This is very handy for the creation of [[Wikipedia:Shortcut|shortcuts]]. For example, the shortcut for this section is [[WP:ALIAS]], as shown in the right-side box. When the link is clicked, it automatically translated to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:ALIAS&redirect=no Wikipedia:ALIAS]. At this page is a [[Help:Redirect|redirect]] to [[Wikipedia:Namespace#Aliases]]. This means that the shortcut goes directly to this section from anywhere | <span class="plainlinks">This is very handy for the creation of [[Wikipedia:Shortcut|shortcuts]]. For example, the shortcut for this section is [[WP:ALIAS]], as shown in the right-side box. When the link is clicked, it automatically translated to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:ALIAS&redirect=no Wikipedia:ALIAS]. At this page is a [[Help:Redirect|redirect]] to [[Wikipedia:Namespace#Aliases]]. This means that the shortcut goes directly to this section from anywhere on Wikipedia. It can also be entered as a [[URL]] in the browser address bar as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:ALIAS .</span> | ||
=== Pseudo-namespaces === | === Pseudo-namespaces === | ||
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{{Shortcut|WP:PNS}} | {{Shortcut|WP:PNS}} | ||
Apart from Wikipedia's 32 regular namespaces and their aliases, and 2 virtual ones, there are several title prefixes appearing in [[Help:Shortcut|shortcut redirects]] pointing to frequently-referred-to Wikipedia pages. These prefixes are referred to as '''pseudo-namespaces''' and include the following: | |||
* '''[[Special:Prefixindex/CAT:|CAT:]]''' for shortcuts to the [[Wikipedia:Category namespace|Category namespace]]. See also [[:Category:Redirects to category space]] | * '''[[Special:Prefixindex/CAT:|CAT:]]''' for shortcuts to the [[Wikipedia:Category namespace|Category namespace]]. See also [[:Category:Redirects to category space]] | ||
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Pseudo-namespaces are not in any way recognised by the wiki software; they are purely a community custom. Titles in pseudo-namespaces actually belong technically in the main (article) namespace and are treated as such by the software: they are case-sensitive and appear in [[Help:Search#Syntax|search results]] restricted to the main namespace. An alias is treated like a real namespace, resulting in a search for the [[WP:page name|pagename]] in its namespace, but the "pseudo-namespace:pagename" search is in mainspace, not its pseudo-namespace. For example, searching for "H:S" will not search '''Help'''. | Pseudo-namespaces are not in any way recognised by the wiki software; they are purely a community custom. Titles in pseudo-namespaces actually belong technically in the main (article) namespace and are treated as such by the software: they are case-sensitive and appear in [[Help:Search#Syntax|search results]] restricted to the main namespace. An alias is treated like a real namespace, resulting in a search for the [[WP:page name|pagename]] in its namespace, but the "pseudo-namespace:pagename" search is in mainspace, not its pseudo-namespace. For example, searching for "H:S" will not search '''Help'''. | ||
To learn some of these shortcuts, first follow the pseudo-namespace link above, then follow one of the redirects listed on that page. It will take you to the target, where you then notice any {{tl|shortcut}} boxes to the right of the page, which may also list some additional shortcuts to that same area. By observing these steps repeatedly, you can discover ways to shorten your typing. You will use pseudo-namespace names more often if you are an advanced editor, highly active in many namespaces, or constantly linking to pages that have a pseudo-namespace | To learn some of these shortcuts, first follow the pseudo-namespace link above, then follow one of the redirects listed on that page. It will take you to the target, where you then notice any {{tl|shortcut}} boxes to the right of the page, which may also list some additional shortcuts to that same area. By observing these steps repeatedly, you can discover ways to shorten your typing. You will use pseudo-namespace names more often if you are an advanced editor, highly active in many namespaces, or constantly linking to pages that have a pseudo-namespace shortcut. | ||
To understand the appropriateness of redirects of this type, see [[Wikipedia:Cross-namespace redirects]]. All shortcuts are discoverable by [[Help:Searching|searching]] for redirects. There is also the category [[:Category:Wikipedia redirects|Wikipedia redirects]]. | To understand the appropriateness of redirects of this type, see [[Wikipedia:Cross-namespace redirects]]. All shortcuts are discoverable by [[Help:Searching|searching]] for redirects. There is also the category [[:Category:Wikipedia redirects|Wikipedia redirects]]. | ||
As a final example, every [[Wikimedia Foundation]] project has a "[[m:Help:Transwiki|Transwiki:]]" pseudo-namespace (sometimes a real namespace) for importing articles manually. A wiki project that would manually move many pages between [[wp:sister|sister projects]] uses this tag. Redirects/shortcuts are not directly involved here, as described above. Instead the page title is [[WP:move|move]]d to "Transwiki:''namespace:pagename''", and that content is then copied and pasted into a new page name of that temporary title on the target wiki. When it is accepted the title is then moved out of the '''Transwiki''' pseudo-namespace there and becomes a real page name in its respective namespace. | As a final example, every [[Wikimedia Foundation]] project has a "[[m:Help:Transwiki|Transwiki:]]" pseudo-namespace (sometimes a real namespace) for importing articles manually. A wiki project that would manually move many pages between [[wp:sister|sister projects]] uses this tag. Redirects/shortcuts are not directly involved here, as described above. Instead, the page title is [[WP:move|move]]d to "Transwiki:''namespace:pagename''", and that content is then copied and pasted into a new page name of that temporary title on the target wiki. When it is accepted, the title is then moved out of the '''Transwiki''' pseudo-namespace there and becomes a real page name in its respective namespace. | ||
==<span id="Interwiki links"></span>Interwiki and interlanguage links == | ==<span id="Interwiki links"></span>Interwiki and interlanguage links == | ||