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:*'''Why fix:''' Internal and external linking is done differently, and user expectations are set a certain way when they see a certain type of link (external links look [http://www.example.com like this] with the box and arrow after them). It helps make for a cleaner Wiki to have the links formatted correctly.<br> | :*'''Why fix:''' Internal and external linking is done differently, and user expectations are set a certain way when they see a certain type of link (external links look [http://www.example.com like this] with the box and arrow after them). It helps make for a cleaner Wiki to have the links formatted correctly.<br> | ||
:*'''Steps to resolve:''' | :*'''Steps to resolve:''' | ||
::#Go to the list of [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/index.php?title=Special:LinkSearch&target=https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/&limit=500&offset=0 pages with links to be fixed]. <br>''Note: On that page: '' | ::#Go to the list of [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/index.php?title=Special:LinkSearch&target=https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/&limit=500&offset=0 pages with links to be fixed]. <br>''Note: On that page: '' | ||
::#*''The first link after each number is the problem link. <br>'' | ::#*''The first link after each number is the problem link. <br>'' | ||
::#*''The second link is the page the wrong link is on. (Note: Ignore Talk/Discussion pages. We generally don't edit contributors' comments on these pages.) '' | ::#*''The second link is the page the wrong link is on. (Note: Ignore Talk/Discussion pages. We generally don't edit contributors' comments on these pages.) '' | ||
::#Open the '''second link '''in a new tab (right-clicking and opening in a new tab allows you to keep the report open while you work on the individual pages). | ::#Open the '''second link '''in a new tab (right-clicking and opening in a new tab allows you to keep the report open while you work on the individual pages). | ||
::#Scroll down and look for links with the box and the arrow after the link. Put your mouse over them and find the one that starts with http://wiki.familysearch.org. <br> | ::#Scroll down and look for links with the box and the arrow after the link. Put your mouse over them and find the one that starts with http://wiki.familysearch.org. <br> | ||
::# | ::#Righ click on each bad link and open in a new tab. | ||
::# | ::#Open the linked page, highlight the title, copy it and return to the problem page.<br> | ||
::#When you | ::#Edit the section containing the bad link. | ||
::#Highlight the link. | |||
::#Go to the linking tool, click and highlight the present link and delete it. Paste in the page name (internal link). | |||
::#When you have corrected all the bad links and saved the page, go back to the report, refresh the page, and you'll see that the page you worked on is no longer in the list.<br><br> | |||
:*'''Help links:''' | :*'''Help links:''' | ||