Moving a page
Moving a page means giving the page another name. The page history is then attached to a new name. Another page with the old name is created and automatically redirects to the new name.
There are several reasons why you might wish to rename a page:
- The title has been misspelled.
- The title does not follow the wiki's naming conventions (such as Wikipedia's naming *conventions or Wikibooks naming policy).
- The scope of the article has been reduced, extended or otherwise changed.
- A Talk page may be moved as one of the methods of archiving discussion
Pages in the image or category namespace cannot be moved. To change the name of an image, one needs to upload it again, and copy the image description. To change the name of a category, one needs to change all category tags, and copy the editable part.
How to
Note that on many wikis you have to be logged in, and there may be a set length of time that you will have to have had an account for (often four days).
With the correct page displayed, click on the "Move" tab near the top of the page (in default Monobook skin). You'll be asked for a new name for the page, and given the option to also move the page's talk page. NOTE: Unless you know what you're doing, it's safest to say yes. As of MediaWiki 1.5, the reason for the move can be given, like an edit summary.
Move-protected pages
Administrators can protect pages from moves. If a page is protected from moves only, the "Move this page" link will not be available. In this case, you can ask that an administrator move it for you, or you can manually move the page, by copying the contents to the new page and redirecting the old page to the new page. However, this is generally not recommended, and users are asked to request the moves instead.
Pages that are protected from editing are automatically protected from moves.
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