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Double redirects are when a link on page A goes to redirect page B, which goes to redirect page C, which points to page D. In that case, when you click the link on page A, the Wikipedia software will display the redirect page C; which isn't what the reader needs. The link on page A or the redirect on page B needs to be changed.
To a redirect category (rcat) template: This is a redirect from an alias/shortcut (usually), or from a redirect that is the result of a page move/rename, to a redirect category template. When appropriate, protection levels are automatically sensed, described and categorized.
replacing Redirect page name with the name of the redirect page to link. To link to a redirect page without following the underlying redirect, use: {{No redirect|Redirect page name}} replacing Redirect page name with the name of the redirect page to link. Clicking on a no-redirect link will send the reader to the redirect page rather than the ...
(The URL for accessing a redirect page without following the redirect contains the query parameter redirect=no.) Another way to get to a redirect page is to go to the target page, and click " What links here " (in the toolbox on the left of the page).
In version control systems, a repository is a data structure that stores metadata for a set of files or directory structure. [1] Depending on whether the version control system in use is distributed, like Git or Mercurial, or centralized, like Subversion, CVS, or Perforce, the whole set of information in the repository may be duplicated on every user's system or may be maintained on a single ...
These redirects are used to avoid breaking links, internal and external, that may have been made to the old page titles. The rcat used to tag redirects and populate this category, {{R from move}}, is automatically added to a redirect that results from a page move/rename. Older redirects from page moves may still need to be tagged manually.
On Wikipedia, renaming might refer to: Moving a page to a different name; most users can do this, via the Move tab (you must be autoconfirmed to have a Move tab) . If you can't do this on a page you wish to move (note that some pages are move-protected), you can make a request at Wikipedia:Requested moves.
redirect-helper - a more modern redirect editor with dropdown menus and support for editing template parameters, categories, and more. It is frequently updated to contain a list of all rcat templates. NoRedirect – a script for preventing being redirected when clicking on a redirect link.