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→A way to "rename" category pages: Is the sticking issue here, loosing the edit history of the category page itself? If that is the case, can't we just drop that in the edit history, keep the category page and redirect it to the new category? ~~
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However, since we have the Replace Text extension, there is a workaround which preserves the edit history. | However, since we have the Replace Text extension, there is a workaround which preserves the edit history. | ||
#Create category B (if it doesn't already exist) for all the pages you want to move from category A | # Create category B (if it doesn't already exist) for all the pages you want to move from category A | ||
#Go to the Special:ReplaceText page and the "Original text" box should have something like <nowiki>[[Category:A]] and the "Replacement text" box should have [[Category:B]]</nowiki> | # Go to the Special:ReplaceText page and the "Original text" box should have something like <nowiki>[[Category:A]] and the "Replacement text" box should have [[Category:B]]</nowiki> | ||
#Go down to the optional filters to the "Replace only in category:" box, add in the name of Category A. | # Go down to the optional filters to the "Replace only in category:" box, add in the name of Category A. | ||
#Replace text in page contents should be checked | # Replace text in page contents should be checked | ||
#Click continue, verify the changes, then execute the replace text script. | # Click continue, verify the changes, then execute the replace text script. | ||
This will automatically make the changes you want, tying them to the user who executed the script, and will leave an entry in the edit history of each page, preserving that for CC BY SA. [[User:Arcane|Arcane]] ([[User talk:Arcane|talk]]) 05:49, 30 April 2013 (PDT)Arcane | This will automatically make the changes you want, tying them to the user who executed the script, and will leave an entry in the edit history of each page, preserving that for CC BY SA. [[User:Arcane|Arcane]] ([[User talk:Arcane|talk]]) 05:49, 30 April 2013 (PDT)Arcane | ||
Is the sticking issue here, loosing the edit history of the category page itself? If that is the case, can't we just drop that in the edit history, keep the category page and redirect it to the new category? ~~ [[MarkDilley]] | |||