[Pmwiki-users] How To Rename Pages
Patrick R. Michaud
pmichaud
Fri Feb 13 09:30:38 CST 2004
On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 10:26:59AM -0800, Steven Leite wrote:
>
> I think it's extremely important for the ability to rename pages, AND
> for that change to be reflected throughout the website.
> If I have page called MySamplePg, and there are 50 other pages that
> make references to that page, changing (renaming) the page to:
> MySamplePage should also update every other page in the Wiki so those
> links won't be broken.
So far I've not done this because I don't like the idea of a script
automatically modifying pages. Such a script has to be fairly smart
and is still liable to make some mistakes, especially where freelinks,
double-brackets, and local customizations are concerned. For example,
if we rename a page "Installation" to "InitialConfig", what should the
script do to update the link "{{install|ation}}ed"?
> I know about [[redirect:]] but I think that's just a bandage
> solution.
No, it's an elegant and common one. The web uses redirects all of
the time, not to mention email and listservs like this one. :-)
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