Bharatpedia:Subpage

Except in the main namespace (article namespace), subpages are pages separated with a "/" (a slash) from their 'parent' page.

Making a new [[link]] that begins with a / (slash) is the common way to start a subpage. The page to which this link points is considered "subordinate" to its host page, and is titled and linked as [[Parentpage/Subpage]]. It is possible to create a subpage of a subpage (or a sub-subpage). At the top of each subpage or sub-subpage, you can find a backlink (a.k.a. breadcrumb) to the higher levels of the page.

Finding subpages

The "All pages with prefix" report from Special:PrefixIndex shows subpages.

• Select "Page information" from Tools (in the sidebar). Then select the link about "subpages".
• Or navigate to   Special:PrefixIndex/fullpagename/   by way of the search box. For example,   Special:PrefixIndex/BP: manual of style/   or   Special:PrefixIndex/BP: Manual of Style/.
• Or visit the Special:PrefixIndex page, and run the report from there. One way to get there is through Special:SpecialPages in Tools (in the sidebar).
• Or to save a click you can add a Subpages link to your version of Tools.

The "Search" report from Special:Search similarly uses a prefix search parameter to show subpages. For example:   prefix:BP: manual of style.  

Comparing the two:

• Both reports can run with any number of initial characters as the "prefix" of the pagename, so excluding the final slash / character only adds the one pagename.
• Only the "All pages with prefix" report shows subpages that are redirects. (The prefix search parameter does not find redirects.)
• Only the "Search" report is not case sensitive. (Prefix is not case sensitive, PrefixIndex is.)
• Both reports accept namespace aliases in the fullpagename.
• From a content point of view, rather than from a page name point of view, both reports require separate runs for each redirect.

To keep an active display of subpages, see {{list subpages}}. To keep a link to an "All pages..." report, use {{subpages}} or [[Special:PrefixIndex]]. To keep a link to a "Search" report, use a {{search link}}.

Outside of a single page name, there is no direct method for finding subpages. Standard subpagenames are searchable using the intitle parameter.

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Other infoboxes archive related categories

There are a few categories that track some types of subpages.

Slashes in article titles

Some topics have a slash in the name, and should be named accordingly—e.g. OS/2 or Providence/Stoughton Line. Care should be taken with the corresponding talk pages, though, as subpages are enabled in talk space—for example, Talk:OS/2 is treated by the software as a subpage of Talk:OS.