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</button> <ul id="toc-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Step_1:_Finding_an_orphaned_article" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Step_1:_Finding_an_orphaned_article"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Step 1: Finding an orphaned article</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Step_1:_Finding_an_orphaned_article-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Step_2:_Finding_related_articles" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Step_2:_Finding_related_articles"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Step 2: Finding related articles</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Step_2:_Finding_related_articles-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Step_3:_Adding_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Step_3:_Adding_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Step 3: Adding links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Step_3:_Adding_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Added_link_edit_summary" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Added_link_edit_summary"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.1</span> <span>Added link edit summary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Added_link_edit_summary-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Step_4:_Remove_orphan_template" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Step_4:_Remove_orphan_template"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Step 4: Remove orphan template</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Step_4:_Remove_orphan_template-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-De-orphan_edit_summary" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#De-orphan_edit_summary"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4.1</span> <span>De-orphan edit summary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-De-orphan_edit_summary-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Various_ways_to_de-orphan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Various_ways_to_de-orphan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Various ways to de-orphan</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Various_ways_to_de-orphan-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Various ways to de-orphan subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Various_ways_to_de-orphan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Biography_orphan_articles" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Biography_orphan_articles"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Biography orphan articles</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Biography_orphan_articles-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Search_box_examples" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Search_box_examples"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.1</span> <span>Search box examples</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Search_box_examples-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Status_of_orphan_articles" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Status_of_orphan_articles"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Status of orphan articles</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Status_of_orphan_articles-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>What if I can't de-orphan it?</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle What if I can't de-orphan it? subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Article's_talk_page" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Article's_talk_page"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Article's talk page</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Article's_talk_page-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Add_wikiproject(s)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Add_wikiproject(s)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.1</span> <span>Add wikiproject(s)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Add_wikiproject(s)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Add_talk_page_orphan_notice" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Add_talk_page_orphan_notice"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.2</span> <span>Add talk page orphan notice</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Add_talk_page_orphan_notice-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notability" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notability"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Notability</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notability-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Using_the_att_parameter" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Using_the_att_parameter"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Using the att parameter</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Using_the_att_parameter-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Attempted_de-orphan_edit_summary" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Attempted_de-orphan_edit_summary"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3.1</span> <span>Attempted de-orphan edit summary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Attempted_de-orphan_edit_summary-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Articles_that_may_be_difficult_to_de-orphan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Articles_that_may_be_difficult_to_de-orphan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4</span> <span>Articles that may be difficult to de-orphan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Articles_that_may_be_difficult_to_de-orphan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Adding_an_article_to_the_list" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Adding_an_article_to_the_list"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Adding an article to the list</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Adding_an_article_to_the_list-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Avoiding_orphans_from_the_start" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Avoiding_orphans_from_the_start"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Avoiding orphans from the start</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Avoiding_orphans_from_the_start-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Orphaned_essays" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Orphaned_essays"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Orphaned essays</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Orphaned_essays-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Listings" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Listings"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Listings</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Listings-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Templates" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Templates"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Templates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Templates-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9" title="ويكيبيديا:يتيمة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ويكيبيديا:يتيمة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipediya:T%C9%99nha_s%C9%99hif%C9%99l%C9%99r" title="Vikipediya:Tənha səhifələr – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Vikipediya:Tənha səhifələr" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Ubuh" title="Wikipédia:Ubuh – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Wikipédia:Ubuh" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%95%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC_%D0%BC%D3%99%D2%A1%D3%99%D0%BB%D3%99%D0%BB%D3%99%D1%80" title="Википедия:Етем мәҡәләләр – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Википедия:Етем мәҡәләләр" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%8F:%D0%90%D1%80%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8B-%D1%81%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8B" title="Вікіпедыя:Артыкулы-сіроты – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Вікіпедыя:Артыкулы-сіроты" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Siro%C4%8De" title="Wikipedia:Siroče – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Wikipedia:Siroče" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viquip%C3%A8dia:P%C3%A0gines_%C3%B2rfenes" title="Viquipèdia:Pàgines òrfenes – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Viquipèdia:Pàgines òrfenes" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:P%C3%A1gina_hu%C3%A9rfana" title="Wikipedia:Página huérfana – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Wikipedia:Página huérfana" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedio:Orfo" title="Vikipedio:Orfo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Vikipedio:Orfo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%AD%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D9%88_%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85" title="ویکی‌پدیا:صفحه‌های بن‌بست و یتیم – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:صفحه‌های بن‌بست و یتیم" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%EB%B0%B1%EA%B3%BC:%EC%99%B8%ED%86%A8%EC%9D%B4_%EB%AC%B8%EC%84%9C" title="위키백과:외톨이 문서 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="위키백과:외톨이 문서" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Halaman_yatim" title="Wikipedia:Halaman yatim – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wikipedia:Halaman yatim" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pagina_orfana" title="Wikipedia:Pagina orfana – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Wikipedia:Pagina orfana" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%99%D7%94:%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%96%D7%9E%D7%99_%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%99%D7%94/%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9D" title="ויקיפדיה:מיזמי ויקיפדיה/ערכים יתומים – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ויקיפדיה:מיזמי ויקיפדיה/ערכים יתומים" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%90%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%96%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%96%DA%88%DB%8C%D8%A7:%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%96%D9%85" title="وِکیٖپیٖڈیا:یتیٖم – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" 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"}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Linking_and_page_manipulation" title="Template:Linking and page manipulation"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Linking_and_page_manipulation" title="Template talk:Linking and page manipulation"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Linking_and_page_manipulation" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Linking and page manipulation"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Glossary" title="Wikipedia:Glossary">Wikipedia glossary</a>, an <b>orphan</b> is defined as "an article with no links from other pages in the main article namespace". These pages can still be found by searching Wikipedia, but it is preferable that they can also be reachable by links from related pages; it is therefore helpful to add links from other suitable pages with similar or related information. De-orphaning articles is an important aspect of <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Build_the_web" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Build the web">building the web</a></b>. </p><p>More colloquially, editors also sometimes use "orphan" to refer to pages that do not have as many incoming links as they ought to, even if they do not meet the technical definition for orphan status. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_is_an_orphan?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_is_an_orphan?"><span id="What_is_an_orphan.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_is_an_orphan?"></span>What is an orphan?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_is_an_orphan?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: What is an orphan?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are several factors that can classify an article or other page as an orphan: </p> <ul><li><b>Orphaned article</b>: An article with no incoming links which meet the <b><a href="#Criteria">criteria for linking</a></b> below.</li> <li><b>Isolated article</b>: An article that cannot be reached via a series of links from the Main Page.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Walled_garden" title="Wikipedia:Walled garden">Walled garden</a></b>: A group of articles that link to each other, but have few or no links to them from other Wikipedia articles. In effect the entire group is orphaned. Theoretically, a walled garden could have numerous articles if they all link to each other but no others link to them.</li> <li><b>Orphaned project page</b>: A <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Project_namespace" title="Wikipedia:Project namespace">project page</a> (starting with "Wikipedia:") with few or no links from other project pages. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ESSAY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ESSAY">Essays</a> are the most likely to be orphaned.</li> <li><b>Orphaned image</b>: An image not used in any article.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_is_the_problem_with_an_orphaned_article?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_is_the_problem_with_an_orphaned_article?"><span id="What_is_the_problem_with_an_orphaned_article.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_is_the_problem_with_an_orphaned_article?"></span>What is the problem with an orphaned article?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_is_the_problem_with_an_orphaned_article?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: What is the problem with an orphaned article?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:ORP"></span><span id="WP:ORPHANPROBLEM"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:ORP&redirect=no">WP:ORP</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:ORPHANPROBLEM&redirect=no">WP:ORPHANPROBLEM</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Orphaned articles, since they have no links to them from other pages, are difficult to find, and are most likely to be found only by searching, or by chance. Because of this, few people know they exist, and therefore, they receive less readership and improvement from those who would be able to improve them. </p><p>In particular, if the topic is more obscure, this may make it difficult for many to locate. If not for links to a page, the only way such an article can be found is by a person who knows the topic entering it into Wikipedia or doing a <a href="/wiki/Web_search" class="mw-redirect" title="Web search">web search</a>, browsing a <a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">category</a> in which it is contained, looking at the edit history of a contributor to the page, or having it show up by chance as a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Random" title="Wikipedia:Random">random article</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Criteria" data-mw-thread-id="h-Criteria"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Criteria"></span>Criteria<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Criteria"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Criteria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="C"></span> An article is orphaned if no other articles link to it. </p><p>In Wikipedia's early days, editors added <a href="/wiki/Template:Orphan" title="Template:Orphan">Template:Orphan</a> to mark both orphaned articles and articles with relatively few incoming links. The use of the template has since been restricted. It is now recommended to <b>only place the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Orphan" title="Template:Orphan">Orphan</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> tag if the article has <u style="font-variant: small-caps;">zero</u> incoming links from other articles.</b> The template is only shown temporarily, under certain circumstances. Adding this template to any article is not strictly necessary, and many editors prefer to add it only when they believe that the article should be linked from many others. </p><p>A single, relevant incoming link is sufficient to remove the tag. Three or more incoming links will help ensure the article is reachable by readers.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Editors may also remove the tag from any article if they believe that de-orphaning is unlikely to be successful, or if they have attempted to provide incoming links. See <a href="#What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?">§ What if I can't de-orphan it?</a> below for more information. </p><p>The following pages <b>do not count</b> as incoming links: </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DISAMBIG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DISAMBIG">Disambiguation pages</a></li> <li>Any article in mainspace that is linked only in a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Hatnote" title="Wikipedia:Hatnote">hatnote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirect" title="Wikipedia:Redirect">Redirects</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Soft_redirect" title="Wikipedia:Soft redirect">Soft redirects</a><br/> ...except that incoming links <i>to the redirects</i> <b>do count</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DISCUSSION" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DISCUSSION">Discussion pages of articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Project_namespace" title="Wikipedia:Project namespace">Wikipedia pages outside of article space</a></li></ol> <p>The following pages <b>do count</b> as incoming links: </p> <ol><li>Any article in mainspace except those specifically excluded above (This includes links only present in collapsed <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Navigation_template" title="Wikipedia:Navigation template">navboxes</a>.)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stand-alone_lists" title="Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists">List of...</a> articles</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Set_index" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Set index">Set indexes</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="On_redirects" data-mw-thread-id="h-On_redirects-Criteria"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-On_redirects-Criteria"></span>On redirects<span data-mw-comment-end="h-On_redirects-Criteria"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: On redirects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Neither soft nor hard redirects should normally be tagged as orphans. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="On_disambiguation_pages" data-mw-thread-id="h-On_disambiguation_pages-Criteria"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-On_disambiguation_pages-Criteria"></span>On disambiguation pages<span data-mw-comment-end="h-On_disambiguation_pages-Criteria"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: On disambiguation pages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Disambiguation pages themselves often <b>should</b> be orphaned. The only mainspace pages that should link to them are other disambiguation pages, and articles with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Hatnote" title="Wikipedia:Hatnote">hatnote</a> links to them (via templates such as <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Other_uses" title="Template:Other uses">Other uses</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>). Please do not place the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Orphan" title="Template:Orphan">Orphan</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template on disambiguation pages. See also <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Links_to_disambiguation_pages" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation">Wikipedia:Disambiguation § Links to disambiguation pages</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="On_set_indexes" data-mw-thread-id="h-On_set_indexes-Criteria"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-On_set_indexes-Criteria"></span>On set indexes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-On_set_indexes-Criteria"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: On set indexes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pages containing the templates <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Surname" title="Template:Surname">Surname</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Given_name" title="Template:Given name">Given name</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:SIA" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:SIA">SIA</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:List_of_lists" title="Template:List of lists">List of lists</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, and any other <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Set_index" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Set index">set indexes</a> also <i>should</i> normally be orphaned, as incoming links should usually be amended to target one of the items listed. Please do not place the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Orphan" title="Template:Orphan">Orphan</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template on these pages either. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="On_multiple_page_lists" data-mw-thread-id="h-On_multiple_page_lists-Criteria"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-On_multiple_page_lists-Criteria"></span>On multiple page lists<span data-mw-comment-end="h-On_multiple_page_lists-Criteria"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: On multiple page lists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some very <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(long_lists)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (long lists)">long lists</a> are split into multiple sub-articles. The sub-articles are not orphans as long as they are interlinked amongst each other and also linked to from the first article in the series. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NCSPLITLIST" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NCSPLITLIST">WP:NCSPLITLIST</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others" data-mw-thread-id="h-Others-Criteria"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Others-Criteria"></span>Others<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Others-Criteria"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>See the section below titled <a href="#Articles_that_may_be_difficult_to_de-orphan">§ Articles that may be difficult to de-orphan</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article" data-mw-thread-id="h-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"></span>Suggestions for how to de-orphan an article<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Suggestions for how to de-orphan an article"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:DE-ORPHAN"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:DE-ORPHAN&redirect=no">WP:DE-ORPHAN</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <ul><li>There are <span style="margin-right:0.1em; padding:3px 4px 2px; background-color:#fffff0; border:1px; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:2px 2px 4px #A0A080;">122</span> months of orphan articles in the backlog (<a href="/wiki/Category:Orphaned_articles" title="Category:Orphaned articles">Category:Orphaned articles</a>), with a count of <span style="margin-right:0.1em; padding:3px 4px 2px; background-color:#fffff0; border:1px; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:2px 2px 4px #A0A080;">53,073</span> articles.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_1:_Finding_an_orphaned_article" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_1:_Finding_an_orphaned_article-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_1:_Finding_an_orphaned_article-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"></span>Step 1: Finding an orphaned article<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_1:_Finding_an_orphaned_article-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Step 1: Finding an orphaned article"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Check at <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:NewPagesFeed">New pages feed</a> for the most recent <i>Orphan</i> articles, highlighted in Red. Within the "New pages feed", below "Showing" there is a "Set filters" option to filter articles. After ticking "Are orphaned", click on the <i>Set filters</i> button. </p><p>The backlog of orphaned articles can be found in the following places (in order of priority): </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1232812373">.mw-parser-output .purge-button{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);color:var(--color-base,#202122);position:relative;font-size:85%;text-align:center}</style><div class="purge-button plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin:0 0.5em;; width:70px;"><span style="position:absolute;left:3px;top:3px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/View-refresh.svg/64px-View-refresh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/View-refresh.svg/96px-View-refresh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/View-refresh.svg/128px-View-refresh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></span></span></span><a href="/wiki/Special:Purge/Wikipedia:Orphan" title="Special:Purge/Wikipedia:Orphan"><span style="display:block;position:relative;margin:-1px;padding:74px 0.4em 0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:bold;">Update this page</span></a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Orphaned_articles_from_November_2024" title="Category:Orphaned articles from November 2024">Category:Orphaned articles from November 2024</a>—This category holds the latest articles marked as orphans. There are <span style="margin-right:0.1em; padding:3px 4px 2px; background-color:#fffff0; border:1px; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:2px 2px 4px #A0A080;">596</span> new orphans so far this month.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Orphaned_articles_from_October_2024" title="Category:Orphaned articles from October 2024">Category:Orphaned articles from October 2024</a>—This category also holds the previous month articles marked as orphans. There are <span style="margin-right:0.1em; padding:3px 4px 2px; background-color:#fffff0; border:1px; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:2px 2px 4px #A0A080;">790</span> articles tagged.</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Orphaned_articles_from_March_2015" title="Category:Orphaned articles from March 2015">Category:Orphaned articles from March <span style="color:black;background:yellow">2015</span></a>—This category also holds the earliest articles marked as orphans. There are <span style="margin-right:0.1em; padding:3px 4px 2px; background-color:#fffff0; border:1px; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:2px 2px 4px #A0A080;">5</span> articles tagged. Some editors believe it is important to tackle the oldest orphans first.</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Orphaned_articles_from_June_2024" title="Category:Orphaned articles from June 2024">Category:Orphaned articles from June 2024</a>—This category contains the most amount of articles marked as orphans. There are <span style="color:black;background:yellow"><span style="margin-right:0.1em; padding:3px 4px 2px; background-color:yellow; border:1px; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:2px 2px 4px #A0A080;">2,511</span></span> articles tagged. Some editors enjoy making progress on a challenge. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Orphaned_articles_from_August_2024" title="Category:Orphaned articles from August 2024">Category:Orphaned articles from August 2024</a>—This category contains additional articles marked as orphans. There are <span style="color:black;background:yellow"><span style="margin-right:0.1em; padding:3px 4px 2px; background-color:yellow; border:1px; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:2px 2px 4px #A0A080;">2,229</span></span> articles tagged. A contest for these two months.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_orphaned_articles" title="Category:All orphaned articles">Category:All orphaned articles</a>-This category holds all orphaned articles, de-orphan articles, and a <i>Filter this category by topic</i> section. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Orphaned_articles" title="Category:Orphaned articles">Category:Orphaned articles</a>—To find orphans from other months and view the backlog.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Attempted_de-orphan" title="Category:Attempted de-orphan">Category:Attempted de-orphan</a>—This category holds articles which someone has tried to de-orphan, but was unsuccessful. These can be saved for later in favor of orphans which have not yet been attempted.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Orphaned_articles_by_WikiProject" title="Wikipedia:Orphaned articles by WikiProject">Wikipedia:Orphaned articles by WikiProject</a>—This links to pages listing orphaned articles by subject.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:LonelyPages" title="Special:LonelyPages">Special:LonelyPages</a>—A page from Tools → Special pages → Orphaned Pages. This page updates irregularly and often isn't current, although it <i>is</i> easy to find.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_2:_Finding_related_articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_2:_Finding_related_articles-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_2:_Finding_related_articles-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"></span>Step 2: Finding related articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_2:_Finding_related_articles-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Step 2: Finding related articles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>To verify if an article is currently an orphan, at the toolbox, click the "What links here" link (or shortcut <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1249182868">.mw-parser-output .keyboard-key{border:1px solid #aaa;border-radius:0.2em;box-shadow:0.1em 0.1em 0.2em rgba(0,0,0,0.1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0),var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa),var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0));color:var(--color-base,#202122);padding:0.1em 0.3em;font-family:inherit;font-size:0.85em}</style><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Alt</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">⇧ Shift</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">j</kbd>). If the article remains an orphan, continue below, otherwise remove the orphan tag. Note that articles years old in the backlog, or incorrectly tagged by <a href="/wiki/User:Magioladitis/AWB_and_orphans" title="User:Magioladitis/AWB and orphans">AWB</a> may no longer be orphans. The "What links here" shows any articles which mention the name or part of the name of the orphaned article. If the page lists other names or has <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirect" title="Wikipedia:Redirect">redirects</a>, consider searching for those terms as well.</li> <li>For the verified orphan article, at the toolbox, click on "Related changes" (or shortcut <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Alt</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">⇧ Shift</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">k</kbd>), to see changes on pages linked to or from that page.</li> <li>Highly related articles are typically linked: <ul><li>In the uppermost <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:LEAD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:LEAD">lead</a> of an article</li> <li>In a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ALSO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ALSO">"See also"</a> section (if existent)</li> <li>At the automatically suggested "RELATED ARTICLES" below the article. Note that "Related articles" feature is supported in Minerva skin (and hence mobile) and in Timeless skin.</li></ul></li> <li>Find related articles with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Category_intersection" title="Wikipedia:Category intersection">intersecting categories</a> using the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://petscan.wmflabs.org/">PetScan tool</a>, or reviewing various categories at the bottom of the article. <i>See: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Orphanage/Petscan" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Orphanage/Petscan">Petscan documentation</a></i> for help getting started.</li> <li>Sometimes, the highly related terms aren't yet wikilinked despite a Wikipedia article existing so it is often a good idea to do a Google search of related terms found this way. Furthermore, the article's <a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">categories</a> might contain related articles as well.</li> <li>Consider using <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://edwardbetts.com/find_link">Edward Bett's Find Link Tool</a> to search Wikipedia for linking opportunities.</li> <li>An effective way of finding related articles and sections is to search the Web for related terms and appending the word <code>wiki</code> or <code>Wikipedia</code> or <code>site:Wikipedia.org</code> to them.</li> <li>Biography articles often can be wikilinked into: place of birth or death (add into a "Notable people" section), or one of the many "List of xxxxx" lists.</li></ul> <p>If this doesn't help, then a little more research is required. First, read the article. Then, follow some related-looking outgoing links from the orphan to other articles, and do a Web-wide search for the article topic. Doing these will give you a much better idea of what it relates to. Not only will it probably give you information you can use to add meaningful links from other articles, but it will probably give you enough info to flesh out and improve the orphan itself. (This is, after all, the main purpose of Wikipedia.) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_3:_Adding_links" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_3:_Adding_links-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_3:_Adding_links-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"></span>Step 3: Adding links<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_3:_Adding_links-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Step 3: Adding links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Be careful to check that the search results refer to the topic of this article, and not something else of the same name. When you find an appropriate parent, insert a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Only_make_links_that_are_relevant_to_the_context" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Only make links that are relevant to the context">meaningful link</a> to the orphaned article. The link can be a meaningful new sentence added within the article, or consider using the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Further" title="Template:Further">Further</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Added_link_edit_summary" data-mw-thread-id="h-Added_link_edit_summary-Step_3:_Adding_links"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Added_link_edit_summary-Step_3:_Adding_links"></span>Added link edit summary<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Added_link_edit_summary-Step_3:_Adding_links"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Added link edit summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When adding a link to an orphaned article, please use this <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ES" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ES">edit summary</a>: </p> <dl><dd><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span>Adding link to orphaned article, Wikiproject Orphanage: <span class="p">[[</span><span class="nn">Wikipedia</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">ORPHAN</span><span class="p">|</span>You can help!<span class="p">]]</span> </pre></div></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_4:_Remove_orphan_template" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_4:_Remove_orphan_template-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_4:_Remove_orphan_template-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"></span>Step 4: Remove orphan template<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_4:_Remove_orphan_template-Suggestions_for_how_to_de-orphan_an_article"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Step 4: Remove orphan template"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Once the article has <b>one or more links</b> that fit the criteria, remove the tag, if one is present. Make sure to update the <a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_summary#Always_provide_an_edit_summary" title="Help:Edit summary">edit summary</a> to reflect the article has been de-orphaned. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="De-orphan_edit_summary" data-mw-thread-id="h-De-orphan_edit_summary-Step_4:_Remove_orphan_template"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-De-orphan_edit_summary-Step_4:_Remove_orphan_template"></span>De-orphan edit summary<span data-mw-comment-end="h-De-orphan_edit_summary-Step_4:_Remove_orphan_template"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: De-orphan edit summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>You may use this edit summary: </p> <dl><dd><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span>Successfully de-orphaned! Wikiproject Orphanage: <span class="p">[[</span><span class="nn">Wikipedia</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">ORPHAN</span><span class="p">|</span>You can help!<span class="p">]]</span> </pre></div></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Various_ways_to_de-orphan" data-mw-thread-id="h-Various_ways_to_de-orphan"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Various_ways_to_de-orphan"></span>Various ways to de-orphan<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Various_ways_to_de-orphan"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Various ways to de-orphan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Check if the article's Talk page (or create if it does not exist) needs additional relevant WikiProjects. Doing so may attract attention from interested editors to help. The <i><a href="/wiki/User:Evad37/rater" title="User:Evad37/rater">Rater</a></i> tool makes adding wikiprojects easy to do.</li> <li>Check to see if there are articles about the same topic under a different <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Name" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Name">name</a>. If that is the case, it may be suitable to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Merging" title="Wikipedia:Merging">merge</a> the orphaned page to the other, or vice versa. When the merge occurs, links from the other page may provide the de-orphaning.</li> <li>Consider creating reasonable <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirect" title="Wikipedia:Redirect">redirects</a> to the article. (Some alternative titles may already have links to them, or searching for the alternative titles may suggest other appropriate links.) Redirects do not technically count as "articles" in de-orphaning, but do provide more ways a page can be found. The redirect may also previously exist as a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RED" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RED">red link</a> on another page, thereby providing some linkage.</li> <li>Place the article name in quotation marks and click search (if the article title is a single word, quotes are not needed). This will list all the articles containing the term. Examine each one, and determine if the term in these articles means the same as the orphaned article. If it does, add an internal link. <b>If it does not, simply ignore it. The same word or phrase that is used in the title of an article may have multiple meanings</b>.</li> <li>If any related articles have a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SEEALSO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SEEALSO">See also</a> section, it is worth considering if the orphaned article may be listed there. However don't just add links there indiscriminately! Adding links to See also could be considered a quick 'easy way out' to de-orphaning an article, and may attract the wrong kind of attention from other editors if poor-quality or only tangentially-related articles are 'dumped' into the See also section of an article they worked hard on. They may be of mind to revert you and even accuse you of mindless link-spamming. So always keep overall quality in mind.</li> <li>Check to see if there are any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:LISTS" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Wikipedia:LISTS">Lists</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Indices" title="Wikipedia:Contents/Indices">Indices</a> of whatever subject the orphaned article is about, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DAB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DAB">disambiguation pages</a> listing articles with similar titles. If it belongs, you can add it there (although disambiguation links do not count towards de-orphaning).</li> <li>Search categories in which the article is contained and other similar categories for related articles. It may be worth listing the orphaned page in a see also section, or even adding new [appropriate] text (even a minute amount) to one or more of these articles in order to provide a link. These may include adding a new heading with a <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Main" title="Template:Main">Main</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> tag below the heading and possibly a brief description.</li> <li>Identify one or more <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NAVBOX" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NAVBOX">navboxes</a> containing articles in a category common to the orphan. According to some editors, this is the very best way to de-orphan, for it provides dozens of instantaneous links if a navbox is available. To do this, find the navbox, and add the article where it best belongs. You can edit a navbox by either visiting its title (beginning with "template:") or navigating to a page containing it, and clicking the letter "e" at the top-left corner. Once you add the orphaned article to a navbox, add the navbox to that article. If no suitable navbox exists, and you have the skills to create one, you can create a new navbox for the orphan and other related articles. <br/><b>Note</b>: While adding a navbox is very effective in increasing the number of links to a page, it is important to assure that at least some of the articles within the navbox have links from articles <i>outside of</i> that navbox; otherwise you are left with a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WALL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WALL">walled garden</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Biography_orphan_articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Biography_orphan_articles-Various_ways_to_de-orphan"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Biography_orphan_articles-Various_ways_to_de-orphan"></span>Biography orphan articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Biography_orphan_articles-Various_ways_to_de-orphan"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Biography orphan articles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For biography articles, there are several possible options: </p> <ul><li>Look for the orphan article's <i>place of birth</i> (or death). Open that place article and look for "Notable people" section. If that section does not exist, add one. Then add the orphan article there. (Occasionally instead of "Notable people" the section title may be "Personalities", "Notable residents", etc.)</li> <li>Look for <i>date of birth or death</i>, then add the person to that article. Begin by searching <a href="/wiki/Category:Year_lists_by_country" title="Category:Year lists by country">Category:Year lists by country</a>. Within that country, (<a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Sweden" title="List of years in Sweden">List of years in Sweden</a> for example) click on the year (example, <a href="/wiki/1980_in_Sweden" title="1980 in Sweden">1980 in Sweden</a>. Next, add a wikilink for the orphan article in the appropriate section (births, deaths, events).</li> <li>Within the Wikipedia search box, "People from..." or "List of people from" may be helpful to find a place to add the orphan article. Another example, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Argentines" title="List of Argentines">List of Argentines</a> where notable people can be added.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Search_box_examples" data-mw-thread-id="h-Search_box_examples-Biography_orphan_articles"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Search_box_examples-Biography_orphan_articles"></span>Search box examples<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Search_box_examples-Biography_orphan_articles"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Search box examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some year articles exist or could be redirects. These are a few examples using the Wikipedia Search box: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/June_1937" title="June 1937">June 1937</a>, article, with daily sections</li> <li><i>June 1993</i>, Redirects to 1993 article, June Events section</li> <li><i>Births in 2008</i>, Redirects to 2008 article, Births section</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deaths_in_July_2008" title="Deaths in July 2008">Deaths in July 2008</a>, article, with daily sections</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Status_of_orphan_articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Status_of_orphan_articles"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Status_of_orphan_articles"></span>Status of orphan articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Status_of_orphan_articles"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Status of orphan articles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The fact that an article is an orphan is in no way a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DEL-REASON" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DEL-REASON">reason for deletion</a>. At worst, an orphan is just an article created by a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NEWBIE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NEWBIE">less experienced editor</a> who does not understand that it is important to provide sources, links or even categories, or by a more experienced editor who simply cannot find any other pages that can link to the subject. Or it may be a relatively new article that the creator is planning to link from other pages, but has not identified other articles or otherwise carried out that task yet (a page generally should not be tagged as an orphan until it has been around for a little while). Being an orphan is not a reason to delete an article, only to fix whatever issues it has. </p><p>An orphan, especially if it has been created by a newbie, may need to be flagged with other article issue tags. See <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Multiple_issues" title="Template:Multiple issues">Multiple issues</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> for a list of issues with which an article can be flagged. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"><span id="What_if_I_can.27t_de-orphan_it.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"></span>What if I can't de-orphan it?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: What if I can't de-orphan it?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:CANTDEORPHAN"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:CANTDEORPHAN&redirect=no">WP:CANTDEORPHAN</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>It may be the case that some articles currently just cannot be de-orphaned. If this is the case then please do not try to 'force-fit' by adding unrelated links to articles where they don't belong just for the sake of de-orphaning. Always keep in mind that our primary goal is to improve the reader's experience, not satisfy the editor's indulgence in statistical achievements. Your priority when adding links should be to maintain article quality by adding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Only_make_links_that_are_relevant_to_the_context" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Only make links that are relevant to the context">relevant and useful links</a> wherever possible. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article's_talk_page" data-mw-thread-id="h-Article's_talk_page-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"><span id="Article.27s_talk_page"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Article's_talk_page-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"></span>Article's talk page<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Article's_talk_page-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Article's talk page"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Add_wikiproject(s)" data-mw-thread-id="h-Add_wikiproject(s)-Article's_talk_page"><span id="Add_wikiproject.28s.29"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Add_wikiproject(s)-Article's_talk_page"></span>Add wikiproject(s)<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Add_wikiproject(s)-Article's_talk_page"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Add wikiproject(s)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Take a look on the article's talk page and see if there is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject">WikiProject</a> message box. If not, add an appropriate <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory">WikiProject</a> template. More than one message box can be added if needed. This should bring the article to the attention of subject contributors who may be able to help de-orphan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Add_talk_page_orphan_notice" data-mw-thread-id="h-Add_talk_page_orphan_notice-Article's_talk_page"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Add_talk_page_orphan_notice-Article's_talk_page"></span>Add talk page orphan notice<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Add_talk_page_orphan_notice-Article's_talk_page"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Add talk page orphan notice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For Talk page of orphan articles, add the following notice to increase the orphan visibility. </p> <dl><dd><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">Notice</span><span class="p">|{{</span><span class="nt">see also</span><span class="p">|</span>Wikipedia:Orphan<span class="p">|</span>Wikipedia:WikiProject Orphanage<span class="p">}}}}</span> </pre></div></dd></dl> <p>When adding a notice to the talk page, please use this <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ES" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ES">edit summary</a>: </p> <dl><dd><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span>Adding notice to orphaned article talk page, Wikiproject Orphanage: <span class="p">[[</span><span class="nn">Wikipedia</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">ORPHAN</span><span class="p">|</span>You can help!<span class="p">]]</span> </pre></div></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notability" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notability-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notability-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"></span>Notability<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notability-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Notability"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some orphaned articles may not meet Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:N">notability guidelines</a>. If a thorough <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BEFORE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BEFORE">search for significant coverage in reliable sources</a> is unsuccessful, appropriate action may include tagging the page with <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Notability" title="Template:Notability">Notability</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PROD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PROD">proposed deletion</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AFD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AFD">deletion nomination</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Using_the_att_parameter" data-mw-thread-id="h-Using_the_att_parameter-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Using_the_att_parameter-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"></span>Using the att parameter<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Using_the_att_parameter-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Using the att parameter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When you do encounter an article that you are unable to de-orphan, but still feel that it is possible to be de-orphaned, then add the date you tried to de-orphan it to the orphan tag using the <b>att</b> parameter. The "att" is an abbreviation for "attempt", as in "I attempted to de-orphan this article but failed". The rationale is that although you were unable to de-orphan the article, it is often the case that someone else may be successful. However, if you are certain the article is unlikely to ever be de-orphaned then simply remove the tag. </p><p>To use "att", update the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Orphan" title="Template:Orphan">Orphan</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> tag with: <code>|{{<a href="/wiki/Template:ATT" title="Template:ATT">subst:ATT</a>}}</code>. If there are already other cleanup tags and they're within the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Multiple_issues" title="Template:Multiple issues">Multiple issues</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template no special considerations are generally required. </p><p>There are several benefits of using the de-orphan attempt (att) parameter. It is a placemarker for those trying to do initial de-orphaning (i.e., indicates that somebody tried it and when). Also, articles where de-orphaning was tried quite some time ago may be easier now (many articles become easier to de-orphan once more articles in related areas have been filled in). You can be sure you won't end up looking at the same orphaned article twice because once it's tagged with <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|att=November 2024</code> it gets removed from the category it's currently in (<a href="/wiki/Category:Orphaned_articles_from_November_2024" title="Category:Orphaned articles from November 2024">Category:Orphaned articles from November 2024</a>) and gets placed into the attempted de-orphaned articles category (<a href="/wiki/Category:Attempted_de-orphan_from_November_2024" title="Category:Attempted de-orphan from November 2024">Category:Attempted de-orphan from November 2024</a>). This category may be a place for those de-orphaners who want an extra challenge. Remember that only a single incoming link is required in order to completely remove the orphan tag, but any additional links will certainly help ensure the article is not isolated, so the attempted de-orphans category may also be a place to hold those articles where you feel there is potential for more incoming links. </p><p>Also, when placing the <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|att=</code> parameter, it's unnecessary to remove the pre-existing <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|date=</code> parameter, as they are two separate and distinct parameters that complement each other. Instead of <i>replacing</i> <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|date=</code> with <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|att=</code> simply place it <i>in addition</i> to it. This gives editors the added benefit of knowing when the orphan tag was first placed on the article. Note that this does <b>not</b> double-categorize it, the <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|att=</code> takes precedence and, as was mentioned above, the article is moved to the attempted de-orphan category for that date, so you're not having to revisit the same article twice when browsing through the monthly orphaned articles category. However, the all-inclusive <a href="/wiki/Category:All_orphaned_articles" title="Category:All orphaned articles">Category:All orphaned articles</a> still remains regardless; this is deliberate and is needed to categorize the article as <b>still</b> being an orphan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Attempted_de-orphan_edit_summary" data-mw-thread-id="h-Attempted_de-orphan_edit_summary-Using_the_att_parameter"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Attempted_de-orphan_edit_summary-Using_the_att_parameter"></span>Attempted de-orphan edit summary<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Attempted_de-orphan_edit_summary-Using_the_att_parameter"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Attempted de-orphan edit summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>You may use this edit summary: </p> <dl><dd><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span>Attempted to de-orphan. Wikiproject Orphanage: <span class="p">[[</span><span class="nn">Wikipedia</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">ORPHAN</span><span class="p">|</span>You can help!<span class="p">]]</span> </pre></div></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Articles_that_may_be_difficult_to_de-orphan" data-mw-thread-id="h-Articles_that_may_be_difficult_to_de-orphan-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Articles_that_may_be_difficult_to_de-orphan-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"></span>Articles that may be difficult to de-orphan<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Articles_that_may_be_difficult_to_de-orphan-What_if_I_can't_de-orphan_it?"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Articles that may be difficult to de-orphan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:TAXONORPHAN"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:TAXONORPHAN&redirect=no">WP:TAXONORPHAN</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <ul><li><b>Organisms/Taxonomic/Species articles</b>: Unless they're part of a navbox, it's highly unlikely that these specialized subjects will be linked to from more than one other article (although note that this has no bearing on their notability). Given that there's such a huge number of these and that many of them are one- or two-line stubs, it <i>does not help</i> to improve Wikipedia by tagging every single one with an orphan tag, and in fact may be seen as disruptive by other users. Please focus on the ones where there's at least a chance of inter-wikilinking.</li> <li><b>... in popular culture, List of works by ...</b>: Usually the only article that will ever link to these will be the "parent" page about the subject itself. Obviously it's not necessary to get multiple links for these. There are many other cases similar to this (ex. "Lists of ..." lists, "Index of ...", "Glossary of ..." etc.) and other navigational types of articles, where just using a little common sense goes a long way in ensuring Wikipedia remains an enjoyable experience for the reader as well as the editor.</li> <li><b>Surname pages</b>: These are a special case, some may be among those types of articles known as "<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Set_index" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Set index">set index</a>" articles, whilst others are encyclopedic articles related to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Anthroponymy" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthroponymy">anthroponymy</a> that may be easier to de-orphan. If it's possible to de-orphan these, great. If not, just remove the tag if it's there and don't worry about it.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Adding_an_article_to_the_list" data-mw-thread-id="h-Adding_an_article_to_the_list"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Adding_an_article_to_the_list"></span>Adding an article to the list<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Adding_an_article_to_the_list"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Adding an article to the list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although a bot or script is capable of regularly checking articles to see if they are orphaned, you can help too manually. When reading an article, you can check what other pages link to it by clicking "<a href="/wiki/Help:What_links_here" title="Help:What links here">What links here</a>" in the toolbox, or shortcut <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Alt</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">⇧ Shift</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">j</kbd>. You will then be provided with a list of pages that link to that article. If it meets the criteria, and you don't have the time or knowledge to de-orphan it right away, you can add the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Orphan" title="Template:Orphan">Orphan</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template to the top of the page (after "Short description" line), marking it as an orphan. If you use <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AWB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AWB">AWB</a> when tagging, be sure to read the page "<a href="/wiki/User:Magioladitis/AWB_and_orphans" title="User:Magioladitis/AWB and orphans">AWB and orphans</a>". Note that WP:AWB has a feature to tag/untag articles with orphan tags. If set incorrectly, AWB can falsely tag articles not orphans, as well as remove an orphan tag that should remain. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Avoiding_orphans_from_the_start" data-mw-thread-id="h-Avoiding_orphans_from_the_start"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Avoiding_orphans_from_the_start"></span>Avoiding orphans from the start<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Avoiding_orphans_from_the_start"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Avoiding orphans from the start"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When creating a new article, it is best to prevent them from being orphans from the beginning. Advice can be found at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Drawing_attention_to_new_pages" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Drawing attention to new pages">Wikipedia:Drawing attention to new pages</a>. Finding possible links may be time-consuming. Don't worry if you cannot make all the necessary edits on the same day, as long as you keep your plans in mind! </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Orphaned_essays" data-mw-thread-id="h-Orphaned_essays"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Orphaned_essays"></span>Orphaned essays<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Orphaned_essays"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Orphaned essays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:ORPHSA"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:ORPHSA&redirect=no">WP:ORPHSA</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>There are presently a lot of orphaned <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ESSAY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ESSAY">essays</a>. An essay is defined as "orphaned" if none of the following types of pages link to it: </p> <ul><li>Other essays</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PG">Policy and guideline pages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_namespace" title="Wikipedia:Help namespace">Help pages</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_discussions" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Deletion discussions">Deletion discussions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TP">talk pages</a> in any namespace, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:L" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Wikipedia:L">lists</a> and directories in project space, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SUBPAGE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SUBPAGE">subpages</a> do not count toward meeting the minimum. </p><p>An orphaned essay is much harder to find than an orphaned article because there are fewer alternative methods available than there are for articles. </p><p>An essay that is orphaned should be marked with the template <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Orphaned_essay" title="Template:Orphaned essay">Orphaned essay</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> immediately below the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Essay" title="Template:Essay">Essay</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template. This will automatically place the essay in the category <a href="/wiki/Category:Orphaned_Wikipedia_essays" title="Category:Orphaned Wikipedia essays">Orphaned Wikipedia essays</a>. </p><p>The <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Orphaned_essay" title="Template:Orphaned essay">Orphaned essay</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> tag and the criteria used for orphaned essays are completely separate from orphaned articles. Although the guidance on this page may still apply to orphaned essays, they should be considered less of a priority. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Listings" data-mw-thread-id="h-Listings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Listings"></span>Listings<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Listings"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Listings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Orphaned_articles" title="Category:Orphaned articles">Category:Orphaned articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Orphaned_non-free_use_Wikipedia_files" title="Category:Orphaned non-free use Wikipedia files">Category:Orphaned non-free use Wikipedia files</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Orphaned_articles_by_WikiProject" title="Wikipedia:Orphaned articles by WikiProject">Wikipedia:Orphaned articles by WikiProject</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:R3m0t/Reports" title="User:R3m0t/Reports">User:R3m0t/Reports</a>—Orphaned talk pages (project completed as of September 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:UnusedFiles" title="Special:UnusedFiles">Special:Unusedimages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_reports/Orphans_with_incoming_links" title="Wikipedia:Database reports/Orphans with incoming links">Wikipedia:Database reports/Orphans with incoming links</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Templates" data-mw-thread-id="h-Templates"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Templates"></span>Templates<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Templates"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Templates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Orphan" title="Template:Orphan">Orphan</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> — <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TC">cleanup template</a> for orphaned articles</li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Orphan_image" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Orphan image">Orphan image</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> — cleanup template for orphaned images</li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Di-orphaned_non-free_use" title="Template:Di-orphaned non-free use">Di-orphaned non-free use</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> — <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TDEL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TDEL">deletion template</a> for orphaned non-free images</li></ul> <p>See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Orphanage#Templates" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Orphanage">Wikipedia:WikiProject Orphanage § Templates</a> for more. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Orphan&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 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