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Neville Reid: fix a red link, remove others

2025-10-27T21:09:55Z

fix a red link, remove others

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	Slashes (/) within a page name break the page into parent and subpages, recursively, e.g.:		Slashes (/) within a page name break the page into parent and subpages, recursively, e.g.:

	* [[Help:Subpages]] - this page		* [[Help:Subpages]] – this page
	* [[Help:Subpages/subpage]] - child page		* [[Help:Subpages/subpage]] – child page
	* [[Help:Subpages/subpage/sub-subpage]] - grandchild page		* [[Help:Subpages/subpage/sub-subpage]] – grandchild page

	Note that the part of page names after a slash is case sensitive including the first letter.		Note that the part of page names after a slash is case sensitive including the first letter.
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	* to create other language versions of a document in multilingual wikis		* to create other language versions of a document in multilingual wikis

	Subpages are useful for organising information hierarchically. On the other hand, subpages tend to have a long name that is hard to remember, so it may be more user-friendly to use them as little as possible. You can also organize pages with the [[Help:~~Category~~\|category]] feature, which is more suitable for creating a hierarchical network of information.		Subpages are useful for organising information hierarchically. On the other hand, subpages tend to have a long name that is hard to remember, so it may be more user-friendly to use them as little as possible. You can also organize pages with the [[Help:Categories\|category]] feature, which is more suitable for creating a hierarchical network of information.

	~~{{Admin tip\|tip=You can specify the namespaces to have the subpage feature enabled with {{mediawiki\|Manual:$wgNamespacesWithSubpages\|$wgNamespacesWithSubpages}} array.}}~~

	~~==See also==~~
	* [[Meta:Help:Link#Subpage feature]]
	* [[Help:Variables#Page names]]

	~~{{languages}}~~

	[[Category:Help\|{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category:Help\|{{PAGENAME}}]]

Neville Reid: remove non-existent category

2024-03-20T12:15:27Z

remove non-existent category

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	[[Category:Help\|{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category:Help\|{{PAGENAME}}]]
	~~[[Category:Subpage\|{{PAGENAME}}]]~~

Paul Thompson: 1 revision

2010-02-21T15:48:07Z

1 revision

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>Anonymous Dissident: / How it works */ gram.

2009-03-21T00:28:15Z

How it works: gram.

New page

{{PD Help Page}}
'''Subpages''' introduce some hierarchical organization into wiki pages, with levels of the hierarchy separated by slashes (<code>/</code>).

=== Where it works ===
By default, MediaWiki's subpage feature is turned off in the main namespace, but can be used on [[Help:Talk pages|talk pages]] and [[Help:User page|user pages]]. See [[Help:Namespaces]]. In namespaces where the feature is switched off, any slashes (/) within a page name are simply part of the page name and do nothing special.

=== How it works ===
Slashes (/) within a page name break the page into parent and subpages, recursively, e.g.:

* [[Help:Subpages]] - this page
* [[Help:Subpages/subpage]] - child page
* [[Help:Subpages/subpage/sub-subpage]] - grandchild page

Note that the part of page names after a slash is case sensitive including the first letter.

In subpages, a link back to antecedent pages will automatically appear at the top. These links do not appear, however, if the antecedent pages have not yet been created.

=== Use of subpages ===
There are various uses for the subpage feature. Some of the typical usages of subpages are:
* to create archives of old discussions under a [[Help:Talk pages|talk page]]
* to create scratchpad editing spaces under a [[Help:User page|user page]]
* to create other language versions of a document in multilingual wikis

Subpages are useful for organising information hierarchically. On the other hand, subpages tend to have a long name that is hard to remember, so it may be more user-friendly to use them as little as possible. You can also organize pages with the [[Help:Category|category]] feature, which is more suitable for creating a hierarchical network of information.

{{Admin tip|tip=You can specify the namespaces to have the subpage feature enabled with {{mediawiki|Manual:$wgNamespacesWithSubpages|$wgNamespacesWithSubpages}} array.}}

==See also==
* [[Meta:Help:Link#Subpage feature]]
* [[Help:Variables#Page names]]

{{languages}}

[[Category:Help|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Subpage|{{PAGENAME}}]]

Help:Subpages - Revision history

Neville Reid: fix a red link, remove others

Neville Reid: remove non-existent category

Paul Thompson: 1 revision

*>Anonymous Dissident: /* How it works */ gram.

>Anonymous Dissident: / How it works */ gram.