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'''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?''. | '''Backlink''' is the generic {{tag|Terms|term}} for a {{tag|wiki syntax}} command used to describe 'incoming' links to an [[article]] or [[Special:Categories|category]] page (or a [[red link]] article or [[category]]); 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]] powered by the now-ubiquitous [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software, it is more commonly known as 'what links here'. | 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'. The backlink {{tag|WikiConcept|feature}} is usually found in the toolbox (or tools) section of the [[sidebar]]. It can also be accessed by using keyboard-direct command of <kbd>alt-j</kbd> (or <kbd>shift-esc-j</kbd> on an [[:Category:Apple|Apple]] [[:Category:Mac|Macintosh]]). Alternatively, a manual [[wikilink]] can be directly created using [[Special:WhatLinksHere]] (<tt>Special:WhatLinksHere/PageName</tt>). | ||
;''External links | ;''External links | ||
* | *{{Mw|Manual:SpecialWhatlinkshere.php|Manual: SpecialWhatlinkshere.php}} — at [[MediaWiki.org]] (now removed from the manual at MediaWiki.org from version 1.34) | ||
*[ | *[https://Doc.Wikimedia.org/mediawiki-core/master/php/classSpecialWhatLinksHere.html MediaWiki: SpecialWhatLinksHere Class Reference] — Implements Special:WhatLinksHere – Doc.Wikimedia.org, at [[Wikimedia Open Source]] | ||
*[[Archive.org:20151126084226/http://www.WikiMatrix.org/wiki/feature:backlinks|Backlinks]] — at [[WikiMatrix]], via [[Archive.org]] (archived 2015-11-26) | |||
[[Category:Wiki Engine| ]] | [[Category:Wiki Engine| ]] | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||