Dungeon Siege Wiki:Shortcut

This page is a DSWiki guideline It illustrates standards of conduct that are generally accepted by consensus to apply in many cases. Feel free to update the page as needed, but please use the discussion page to propose major changes.

This is a DSWiki project reference page.

The complete list of available DSWiki shortcuts can be found at DS:LIST.

What is a DSWiki shortcut?

"Shortcuts" in DSWiki are a specialized type of Redirection page that can be used to get to a DSWiki project reference page more quickly.

How to use DSWiki shortcuts

A DSWiki shortcut can be entered into the DSWiki search box to quickly bring you to a reference page. It helps if you like the page or you are working on that page and it takes a long time to get to.

For example, you can type "DS:C" into the search box and click the "Go" button to get to the DSWiki "Copyrights" reference page, instead of having to type "Dungeon Siege Wiki:Copyrights".

Alternatively, you can use the shortcut in the URL (web address). For example, you are currently viewing the Dungeon Siege Wiki:Shortcut page in English. The URL is http://dungeonsiege.wikia.com/wiki/Dungeon_Siege_Wiki:Shortcut. You could get from here to the Dungeon Siege Wiki:Copyrights project reference page by replacing "Dungeon Siege Wiki:Shortcut" with "DS:C" in the URL (web address) field (followed by "Enter").

Shortcuts are presented in all capital letters ("All-Caps"), but the search box is case-insensitive. For example, in the search box, you can type "tes:c" instead of "DS:C".

However, using the URL method typically requires that you match the capitalization of the shortcut.

DSWiki shortcut policy

Reserved for DSWiki project reference pages (Dungeon Siege Wiki: namespace) only.

Adding shortcut link boxes

A shortcut link box (the "shortcut template") is added to the entry source ("Editing" page) using {{title-shortcut|DS:<x>}}.
For example, placing the shortcut template and substituting SHORT for <X> gives the template viewable at the top of the page: {{title-shortcut|DS:SHORT}}