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| ==== Backlinks ==== | ==== Backlinks ==== |
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| The term 'backlinks' means the reverse of normal links, that take you from one page to another. Backlinks show you which other pages link to the one you are on, and they are a common feature in most wikis. | The term 'backlinks' means the reverse of the normal kind of links that take you from one page to another. Backlinks show you which other pages link to the one you are on, and they are a common feature in most wikis. |
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| Below the Edit, and the Old Revisions buttons, there is the Backlinks button, with icon: {{backlinks-icon.png|this is an illustration: don't click here!}}. When you click this, you get a new screen listing all the pages with links to the one you are on. If you click on any of those links, you will go to that page, and you should be able to find the link to the page you started from. | Below the Edit, and the Old Revisions buttons, there is the Backlinks button, with icon: {{backlinks-icon.png|this is an illustration: don't click here!}}. When you click this, you get a new screen listing all the pages with links to the one you are on. If you click on any of those links, you will go to that page, and you should be able to find the link to the page you started from. |