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Wikipedia Linking dos and don'ts
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Internal links
tie Wikipedia together and help readers learn more about a topic.
Link to
relevant pages
that aid understanding of the subject, and generally:
DO:
Check
that your link points to the
intended target
Use
piping
to fit link text into prose
Make link targets
clear from context
Link to
sections
of pages where appropriate
Add
red links
that would make useful articles
Create
redirects
from sub-topics or alternate titles
Link to
obscure words
in
Wiktionary
Link to pages on
sister projects
where relevant
DON'T:
Don't
link to
common words, dates, or units
Don't
link to
disambiguation pages
in articles
Don't
link to
user, project, draft, or talk pages
in articles
Don't
link to
unexpected targets
Don't
put
external links
in article prose
Don't
put links in
section headings
Don't
change the
color
of links
Don't
use
action buttons
for navigation
See also
Simple rule set
Simple style manual
Style tips
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