Memory Beta:Shortcuts

Shortcuts are an easy tool that allows users to easily navigate (or link) pages within Memory Beta.

These shortcuts will usually be 3 to 5 characters in length, and will direct the users to a single article. These shortcuts should only be used for often-referenced articles, or namespaces that begin with Memory Beta.

Pages with single shortcuts

 * MB:TF - Ten Forward
 * SHORT - This page

Pages with multiple shortcuts

 * MB:QI - Quick Index

Creating a new shortcut

 * To create your own shortcut:


 * 1) Type in the shortcut name in the search box. Hit "go".
 * 2) On the search page, click the hyperlink: "create this page".
 * 3) As all you are doing is creating a redirect page, type the following on the edit page:
 * 4) *  #REDIRECT article name 
 * 5) In the summary box, input a reason for what you're doing.
 * 6) * Example: created shortcut to article name
 * 7) Preview the changes. Make sure the hyperlink is blue, not red. Remember that red links are "broken", because the article doesn't exist yet under that title.
 * 8) If everything is okay, save the page.

Then, on the page the shortcut points to:
 * 1) Click "edit the page". On the first line of the article, simply insert:
 * 2) After inserting that line, you should press the enter key, thus creating a carriage return. This makes the editing text much easier to read.
 * 3) Preview the page. Make any corrections necessary.
 * 4) Once everything looks good, click "this is a minor edit".
 * 5) Enter in a reason to the summary field, i.e.:
 * 6) * added shortcut box
 * 7) Save the page.
 * 1) Save the page.

Once done, add the listing to the above list of shortcuts on this page. And that should be all there is to it.