Help:Shortcut

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The list of available DCCWiki shortcuts can be found at Help:Shortcut list or H:SL.

What is a DCCWiki shortcut?

"Shortcuts" in DCCWiki are a specialized type of redirection page that can be used to get to a DCCWiki reference page more quickly.

How to use DCCWiki shortcuts

A DCCWiki shortcut can be entered into the DCCWiki search box to quickly bring you to a reference page.

For example, you can type "H:R" into the search box pressing enter or clicking on the magnifying glass to get to the help page for "Redirect", instead of having to type "Help:Redirect".

Alternatively, you can use the shortcut in the URL (web address). For example, you are currently viewing the Help:Shortcut. The URL is http://dccwiki.com/Help:Shortcut

You could get from here to the Help:Redirect project reference page by replacing "Help:Shortcut" with "H:R" in the URL (web address) field (followed by "Enter").

Shortcuts are presented in all capital letters ("All-Caps"), but the search box is case-insensitive. For example, in the search box, you can type "h:r" instead of "H:R".

However, using the URL method typically requires that you match the capitalization of the shortcut.

Wikipedia shortcut policy

Please use the following namespace shortcuts only:

Short cut Namespace
H Help
L Layout

Adding shortcut link boxes

A shortcut link box (the "shortcut template") is added to the entry source ("Editing" page) using {{Shortcut|[[J:<x>]]}}.
For example, placing the shortcut template and substituting R for <X> gives: