Help:Shortcut
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On the AoPSWiki, shortcuts are designed to make AoPS policy pages (in the namespace AoPSWiki:) more readily accessible by creating short memorable shortcut phrases which automatically redirect to the guideline page. Entering a shortcut under search and clicking 'Go' automatically takes the reader to the policy page, saving time.
Creating
On the page of the shortcut, add the line:
#redirect [[ARTICLE TO GO TO]] {{R from shortcut}}
The {{R from shortcut}} just categorizes the redirect page into a special category of shortcuts.
Typically, shortcuts will be created to Wikipedia policy pages and their respective talk pages, though other non-main namespaces that are often traversed also can have shortcuts. Table of general shortcuts:
| A: | AoPSWiki: |
| AT: | AoPSWiki talk: |
| MOS: | AoPSWiki:Manual of Style |
| CAT: | Category: |
| T: | Template: |
Afterwards, go to the article which the redirect heads to, and at the top of the page add the code
{{shortcut|[[REDIRECT1]]}}
For additional redirects, use
{{shortcut|[[REDIRECT1]]<br />[[REDIRECT2]]<br />[[REDIRECT3]]}}
This way readers can be informed of the actual shortcuts.
Using
The typical way to use a shortcut is to just enter the shortcut into the search box and hitting Go. It is also possible to substitute the shortcut name directly into the URL. Shortcuts are case-insensitive.
