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User:Lourdes/Backlinks

Backlinks
DescriptionSearches for other articles that may include potentially relevant wikilinks pointing to the current page.
Author(s)User:Lourdes
UpdatedDecember 31, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-31)
SourceUser:Lourdes/Backlinks.js

Backlinks is a user script that adds a link labeled "Possible backlinks" to the Tools dropdown menu in the top right of the page. When clicked, it searches for other articles that may contain potentially useful wikilinks to the current article.

Installation

To install the script, simply copy the following into your common.js page.

importScript('User:Lourdes/Backlinks.js'); // Linkback: [[User:Lourdes/Backlinks.js]]

Note: You will need to manually bypass your cache after installation. Visit Wikipedia:Bypass your cache to see how to do this.

Usage

Any registered user can install and use the script. The script is primarily intended for usage on article pages in the mainspace, although it can be run on non-mainspace pages too.

See also

  • User:Edward/Find link, Edward Betts' Find Link tool, which performs a similar function and assists in creating the link