Template:R from shortcut

When used inside the {{Redirect category shell}} template:

• From a shortcut: This is a redirect from a shortcut in any namespace to a page in any namespace.
  • Shortcuts are wikilinked on community pages, talk pages, and edit summaries, but not in mainspace articles.

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Usage

Use this rcat template in any namespace.

• This redirect category (rcat) template populates Category:Redirects from shortcuts and, when the shortcut is in main-article namespace (mainspace), then Category:Unprintworthy redirects is also populated by default. In 2003, efforts were begun to support the Wikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability of Wikipedia articles in printed versions. Aliases/shortcuts in mainspace are not suitable for a printed version. In other words, they are unprintworthy.

• Add this rcat to a redirect in the following manner:

#REDIRECT [[(target page name)]]

{{Rcat shell|
{{R from shortcut}}
}}

Template {{Rcat shell}} is an alias for the {{Redirect category shell}} template, which may be used to add to a redirect as many appropriate rcats as needed, usually from one to seven, along with their parameters. For more information see the documentation on its template page. This rcat may also tag a redirect individually:

#REDIRECT [[(target page name)]]

{{R from shortcut}}

This is in accord with instructions found at Wikipedia:REDCAT.

• Use this rcat to tag any redirect that acts as a shortcut: an abbreviated link to an administrative page. See Wikipedia:Shortcut for more details.

The parameter |of= or |for= can be used to specify the referent of the shortcut (e.g. to explain an acronym, since we do not use {{R from abbreviation}} except in mainspace). For example, the shortcut WP:AEIS uses |for="analysis, evaluation, interpretation, or synthesis".

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:R from shortcut in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for R from shortcut

Places this redirect in the category [[Category:Redirects from shortcuts]]. If the redirect is in mainspace, it also places it in [[Category:Unprintworthy redirects]].

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Referent	of for	The referent of the shortcut. Example "analysis, evaluation, interpretation, or synthesis" for [[WP:AEIS]]	String	optional

See also

Shortcut templates

Template	Shortcut	Result
{{Shortcut}}	{{Sh}}
{{Shortcut compact}}	{{Hsh}}
{{Shortcut mini}}	{{Msh}}	WP:THISWP:THIS 📌
{{Template shortcut}}	{{Tsh}}
{{Template redirect}}	{{Tlr}}
{{Short URL box}}	{{Urlb}}
{{Shortcut-style further links}}	{{Msh}}

• {{Anchor}} – Creates an HTML anchor that can be linked to
• {{Visible anchor}} – Highlights the linked text, like this.
• {{Section link}} – Link to an anchor or section
• {{R for convenience}} – For placement on the redirect page
  • {{R from shortcut}} – For shortcut boxes
  • {{R to redirect template}} – For template redirects
• {{R from short name}}
• WT:DW illustrates how this template appears on a talk page
• WikiProject Redirect/Style guide
• Also known as... – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used

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