Editing Template:R from alternative name/doc (section)

=== Usage ===

{{hatnote|Unlike some other templates, you can use this rcat template in '''any [[WP:Namespace|namespace]]'''.}}
This redirect category ([[wp:RCAT|rcat]]) template populates {{Cat|Redirects from alternative names}}. Add this rcat to a redirect in the following manner:

====When using {{tlc|Rcat shell}}====
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
#REDIRECT [[Target page name]]

{{Rcat shell|
{{R from alternative name}}
}}
</syntaxhighlight>
: Template {{tl|Rcat shell}} is an [[Wikipedia:Alias|alias]] for the template {{tl|Redirect category shell}}, which may be used to add to a redirect page as many appropriate rcats as needed ''(usually from one to seven)'' along with their parameters in a demarcated place. For more information, see [[Template:Redirect category shell/doc|the documentation on Rcat shell's template page]].

====When rcats are used individually====
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
#REDIRECT [[Target page name]]

{{R from alternative name}}
</syntaxhighlight>
: This accords with instructions found at [[Wikipedia:REDCAT]].
* Use this rcat on all redirects from a title that is another name such as a nickname, or a synonym of the target page name. For stage names and other [[pseudonym]]s, use the more specific {{tl|R from pseudonym}} instead.

====Optional parameters====
Either the {{para|of}} or the {{para|1}} parameter can be used to specify the more common name. This is useful when redirecting from an obscure term to a more common one that is a subsection or anchor in a broader article that itself is not the other name of what is being redirected. For example [[Primary research]] redirects to [[Research#Forms of research]], where this subtopic is treated under the term "original research"; the redirect has {{tnull|R from alternative name|of{{=}}original research}}, which adds the following to the first sentence: "(in this case, the more common name is: ''original research'')". Three ways to accomplish this are as follows:
* {{tnull|R from alternative name|of{{=}}(alternative name)}}
* {{tnull|R from alternative name|1{{=}}(alternative name)}}
* {{tnull|R from alternative name|(alternative name)}}

====Aliases====

* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:R to alternative name|R {{large|'''''to'''''}} alternative name]]}} redirects here and reflects that "alternative" goes both ways.
* <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:R_from_alternative_name|hidetrans=1&hidelinks=1&limit=500}} Also known as...]</span> – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used