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'''Backlink''' is the generic {{tag|wiki syntax}} | '''Backlink''' is the generic {{tag|Terms|term}} for {{tag|wiki syntax}} command used to describe 'incoming' links to an article; as in: ''what other articles are linking to this particular page I'm now reading?''. | ||
Many, though not all {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engines}} support backlinks; and specifically on wiki | Many, though not all {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engines}} support backlinks; and specifically on [[wiki]] powered by the now-ubiquitous [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software, it is more commonly known as 'what links here'. It is usually found in the toolbox section of the [[sidebar]], and can also be accessed by using keyboard-direct command of <tt>alt-j</tt> (or <tt>shift-esc-j</tt> on an [[:Category:Apple|Apple]] [[:Category:Mac|Mac]]), or by a manual [[wikilink]] using [[Special:WhatLinksHere]] (<tt>Special:WhatLinksHere/PageName</tt>). | ||
;External links | ;''External links | ||
*[[mw:Manual:SpecialWhatlinkshere.php]] — at [[MediaWiki.org]]<!-- | *[[mw:Manual:SpecialWhatlinkshere.php|Manual: SpecialWhatlinkshere.php]] — at [[MediaWiki.org]]<!-- | ||
*[https://www.WikiMatrix.org/wiki/feature:Backlinks Backlinks] — at [[WikiMatrix]]--> | *[https://www.WikiMatrix.org/wiki/feature:Backlinks Backlinks] — at [[WikiMatrix]]--> | ||