Headsup: Deprecation of This is a Redirect and conversion towards Redirect category shell edit
The template {{This is a redirect}} and its shortcuts (foremost among them being {{redr}}) have been deprecated and should no longer be newly added to redirects; {{Redirect category shell}} or one of its shortcuts ({{Rcat shell}}, {{RCAT shell}}, {{redirect shell}} and {{Rcatsh}}) should be used instead.
Efforts are being made to convert already-existing transclusions of {{Redr}}/{{This is a redirect}} to {{Rcat shell}}/{{Redirect category shell}}, though considering the number of existing transclusions—slightly over 260,000 at the time of writing—this will take some time. Additional helping hands would be more than welcome.
Further information edit
- Template talk:This is a redirect currently serves as the central hub of the conversion efforts; the discussions leading to the deprecation of Redr and the creation of Rcat shell can also be found there.
- Full documentation of Template:Rcat shell exists at Template:Redirect category shell/doc.
- For a quick-and-dirty guide on the differences between redr and rcat shell, as well as a quick how-to in converting them, please see this guide.
This message has been cross-posted to WP:WikiProject Redirect, WP:WikiProject Template and the Village Pump (technical)
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