Q-BPM:Redirect

This page explains how to create a Redirect.

What is a Redirect?
When you click on a link in a page, a Redirect (Transfer) mechanically transfers you and displays another page instead of the link target page. The target page, which has the role to mechanically transfer you to another page, is called a redirect page (transfer page).

Purposes of a Redirect
A Redirect is used in the following cases:
 * a page name has an alias or an alternative term
 * to provide a way of conveniently arriving at a page (shortcut)
 * to prevent dead links after a page has been moved (internal links/external links)

Alias or Alternative Expressions
Examples of alias or alternative expressions are as follows:
 * Abbreviations, acronyms
 * Business Process Management -> BPM
 * HC BPM -> Human-Centric BPM
 * PDCA -> PDCA Cycle


 * Hyphenation that enhances visibility
 * As is -> As-is


 * Capitalization
 * As-Is -> As-is


 * Synonyms
 * Alternative spelling
 * Name change, hypocoristic, pen name, stage name, nickname, formal name, common name, and real name
 * Common misspellings
 * An article about more broad and high-level explanation

Creating a Redirect
To create a redirect, write the following at the top of an article:


 * 1) Redirect pagename

Notices
 * A double redirect does not work. The second transfer page does not redirect; instead, it displays the link of the redirect target page.


 * When the redirect target page is not found, the redirect does not work; instead, it shows a redirect page saying that no page with that title exists (in red color).