Wikipedia:Double redirects

Double redirects are usually created after a page move, when old redirects are left unchanged and pointing towards an old name. Although bots fix most of these within a few days from creation automatically, an editor should not leave behind the double redirects that he created himself.

Double redirects are easily and automatically fixed by bots, and most are fixed within a couple days of creation. Because of this, human editors would be best off putting their time on other tasks that can't be automated. As of 31 August 2012, the following bots fix double redirects:

This list was compiled from .

Current list:

Old lists:

Suppose you want to check whether there are any double redirects to page C. Go to page C and click "What links here" (usually the first link in the "Toolbox" on the lefthand side of the page). Double (or multiple) redirects are those pages which appear in the list with both of these properties:

Note that if you've just moved page C, then there might be only one page which is not indented, (the page at the top of the list), and everything else might be indented at least one level.

Once all double redirects have been fixed, the "What links here" page will have only three types of pages listed:

The first and third categories do not need to be fixed – see .

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