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Remove limits from Special:ListRedirects or introduce a dedicated namespace for redirects Submitted

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Description

Redirects exist across all namespaces in our wiki projects, yet there is no built-in way to list them comprehensively for large-scale review or management. Special:ListRedirects is restricted to displaying only 500 or 5000 entries, depending on user privileges, which is insufficient even for smaller wikis, where redirects often number well beyond these limits. A dedicated namespace for redirects would make handling them significantly easier, both manually and with automated tools or bots. If that is not considered a viable solution, an alternative improvement would be to remove the current limitations on Special:ListRedirects, allowing users to access a complete list when necessary. A relevant discussion highlighting this need can be found here.

Assigned focus area

Unassigned.

Type of wish

System change

All projects

Affected users

Users and tools working with redirects 

Phabricator tasks

T387537

Other details

  • Created: 11:03, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
  • Last updated: 23:42, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
  • Author: Klein Muçi (talk)