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Shortcut WP:URLREQWP:URLREQ This page is for requesting modifications to URLs, such as marking dead or changing to a new domain. Some bots are designed...
Click to read more »automatically with the above steps: WP:WAYBACKMEDIC—Report usurped domains to WP:URLREQ WP:JUDI—Ongoing mass usurpation of expired domains across all Wikimedia...
Click to read more »2021 (UTC) Suggest trying WP:URLREQ, Jarble. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 16:04, 2 February 2021 (UTC) Yes this is URLREQ since it should also toggle |url-status=unfit...
Click to read more »Potentially dumb question, but is this task not suitable for a WP:URLREQ, or is this bot intended to be a supplement to that page? Primefac (talk)...
Click to read more »links on English Wikipedia. It also archives resources on request at WP:URLREQ. It is a flexible tool that can carry out many custom jobs such as URL migration/move...
Click to read more »AutoWikiBrowser permissions. Note: If the request involves changing URLs, notify WP:URLREQ for specialized bots designed to handle dead link templates, archive URLs...
Click to read more »only needs to be done once (e.g. adding a category to a few articles). WP:URLREQ, for tasks involving changing or updating URLs to prevent link rot (specialized...
Click to read more »Biogeographist (talk) 16:48, 19 November 2020 (UTC) This something for WP:URLREQ. I'd like to do more research and verify there is another way to save them...
Click to read more »were issues beyond just changing some links) before someone told me WP:URLREQ existed :). Thank you very much. Perryprog (talk) 13:52, 25 January 2021...
Click to read more »Primefac (talk) 13:09, 9 April 2021 (UTC) Based on the conversation at URLREQ since there is no way to safely automate determination of the new URL, will...
Click to read more »only needs to be done once (e.g. adding a category to a few articles). WP:URLREQ, for tasks involving changing or updating URLs to prevent link rot (specialized...
Click to read more »billinghurst sDrewth 07:16, 8 July 2021 (UTC) You should probably post this at WP:URLREQ instead. * Pppery * it has begun... 12:07, 8 July 2021 (UTC) This is done...
Click to read more »Internet Archive links Thank you! Renata•3 18:35, 28 November 2025 (UTC) Renata3, please post this at WP:URLREQ. — Qwerfjkltalk 12:13, 3 December 2025 (UTC)...
Click to read more »point I asked (and received) open-ended task-running. This is your first URLREQ-style task request, and it was already completed by the time the discussion...
Click to read more »URL. The problem now is the archive URL is broken. That is why we have URLREQ, because is requires specialized bots, it can't be done with string search-replace...
Click to read more »the entire domain has been compromised. Usurpation can be reported to WP:URLREQ for bot treatment. These directions show how to create a link in the classic...
Click to read more »is custom coding. WaybackMedic can do it. Post/move this request to WP:URLREQ. Might also edit filter request. -- GreenC 01:44, 6 November 2019 (UTC)...
Click to read more »domain-name expired and redirects went 404 and redirect information lost. A WP:URLREQ was made in August 2019 (here) and many of these links were saved via automated...
Click to read more »--Trialpears (talk) 19:05, 16 March 2023 (UTC) Please consider filing a WP:URLREQ. IznoPublic (talk) 01:48, 19 March 2023 (UTC) delete or rewrite, it looks...
Click to read more »well. Nemo 18:25, 10 March 2019 (UTC) Nemo, copied this request to the new URLREQ noticeboard. Have not forgotten. -- GreenC 17:33, 27 March 2019 (UTC) @Nemo...
Click to read more »JediMasterMacaroni (Talk) 17:03, 25 February 2021 (UTC) Please post to WP:URLREQ. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:18, 25 February 2021 (UTC) FANDOM to Fandom (website)...
Click to read more »WP:DEADREF for more information). If the domain scheme has changed, post at WP:URLREQ to get a bot to mass fix usages. See also WP:USURPURL for cases when website...
Click to read more »June 2023 (UTC) 3,132 hits is a lot for AWB. Might need a WP:BOTREQ WP:URLREQ. –Novem Linguae (talk) 02:38, 24 June 2023 (UTC) Oh, here's a better query:...
Click to read more »(UTC) Delete. Its uses as references should be rescued, probably by WP:URLREQ. Its uses as a non-reference can be deleted. @GreenC:? --Izno (talk) 23:05...
Click to read more »status, etc.. and each request can have special conversion requirements. URLREQ page does not replace BOTREQ, most requests will probably still arrive through...
Click to read more »been many changes since 2018. The main bot is nearly 20k lines, but each URLREQ move request has its own custom module that is smaller. I can post an example...
Click to read more »something to WP:WAYBACKMEDIC which can take requests for bot runs at WP:URLREQ. It could be a proof of concept anyway. -- GreenC 22:09, 26 May 2019 (UTC)...
Click to read more »Eumerus, I think GreenC (talk · contribs) ends up doing most of them at WP:URLREQ --AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 20:34, 7 February 2020 (UTC) @Raymie: In addition...
Click to read more »that program is generally useful. A similar request recently came up at WP:URLREQ a user wanted to track down instances of a domain cross-wiki since it was...
Click to read more »Noble/1-2/TRB 07:10, 20 May 2020 (UTC) @Justinadriel: I'd suggest posting at WP:URLREQ. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 16:00, 20 May 2020 (UTC) Thank you very much! Justinadriel...
Click to read more »billinghurst sDrewth 03:12, 15 August 2021 (UTC) OK, thanks. Will follow up at WP:URLREQ. -- GreenC 03:20, 15 August 2021 (UTC) Has anyone noticed that the "[Mark...
Click to read more »is custom coding. WaybackMedic can do it. Post/move this request to WP:URLREQ. Might also edit filter request. -- GreenC 01:44, 6 November 2019 (UTC)...
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Click to read more »wish to post this at WP:URLREQ. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 10:16, 23 July 2020 (UTC) For the record, editor moved this to URLREQ, discussion:...
Click to read more »right now. AManWithNoPlan (talk) 15:33, 15 February 2023 (UTC) Moved to WP:URLREQ – * Pppery * it has begun... 01:08, 3 January 2023 (UTC) looking for a...
Click to read more »Velella Velella Talk 21:54, 24 June 2023 (UTC) @Velella: Hi there! There's WP:URLREQ, but that's for requests where a URL format is changing to a different URL...
Click to read more »Biogeographist (talk) 16:48, 19 November 2020 (UTC) This something for WP:URLREQ. I'd like to do more research and verify there is another way to save them...
Click to read more »(UTC) @Davidwr: Am I misunderstanding or is this handled by IABot (see WP:URLREQ#clydesite.co.uk for example) and WP:BLACKLIST? —[AlanM1(talk)]— 08:15, 31...
Click to read more »18:35, 20 May 2019 (UTC) Hi User:Rosguill , could you report this to WP:URLREQ with some example diffs? -- GreenC 18:57, 20 May 2019 (UTC) I invite editors...
Click to read more »you come across a hijacked domain (spammers, hackers etc) report it to WP:URLREQ where it can be usurpified by bot ie. |url-status=usurped and some other...
Click to read more »05:37, 1 August 2021 (UTC) When you are ready to call it dead post to WP:URLREQ and we'll get em archived. -- GreenC 22:02, 1 August 2021 (UTC) I'd suggest...
Click to read more »site, specify |url-status=unfit (or usurped) and possibly report it to WP:URLREQ. See {{Citation/doc#URL}}. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 08:50, 15 February 2020 (UTC)...
Click to read more »plain citations ie. in-effect delete the template. Then it becomes a normal URLREQ or IAbot step to add archives. I can do both at the same edit ie. unwind...
Click to read more »EPEAviator (talk) 01:42, 1 November 2023 (UTC) Seems like you're looking for WP:URLREQ. Victor Schmidt mobil (talk) 06:29, 1 November 2023 (UTC) Now added to WP:JUDI...
Click to read more »Whatamidoing (WMF), speaking from experiencing maintaining URLs (see WP:URLREQ) it does not scale at the volunteer level. The reasons are many and happy...
Click to read more »new resource. Aasim (talk) 21:51, 24 January 2021 (UTC) @BrianDSy: See WP:URLREQ, where you can request that the usurped site be blacklisted. If there are...
Click to read more »helps. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 18:43, 7 December 2020 (UTC) @EdLeMa: WP:URLREQ is the place to report a usurped URL so a bot will fix the existing usage...
Click to read more »2022 (UTC) Hello, SibeliusHicks. You can request they be updated at WP:URLREQ. ColinFine (talk) 20:18, 3 March 2022 (UTC) Thank you, ColinFine. SibeliusHicks...
Click to read more »– Thjarkur (talk) 00:42, 31 December 2019 (UTC) @Þjarkur and 84user: WP:URLREQ is where to report external links that need to be fixed. At the moment,...
Click to read more »09:53, 18 December 2019 (UTC) @Vicarage: If you'll post your request at WP:URLREQ, there are people there that specialize in this issue, and an existing bot...
Click to read more »QuietCicada - Talk 12:46, 3 November 2023 (UTC) @QuietCicada: That would be WP:URLREQ. Tollens (talk) 12:49, 3 November 2023 (UTC) Thanks! QuietCicada - Talk...
Click to read more »lab (talk • contribs) 13:11, 30 April 2021 (UTC) Instructions are at WP:URLREQ. Primefac (talk) 13:18, 30 April 2021 (UTC) Moved from WP:BOTREQ EpicPupper...
Click to read more »but based on experiences below it might be a good idea. The bot is running other projects at the moment (non-URLREQ). -- GreenC 03:17, 29 May 2020 (UTC)...
Click to read more »checked and tested. There are bots designed for making URL changes see WP:URLREQ. -- GreenC 21:51, 17 May 2019 (UTC) I didn't know about that page. I'll...
Click to read more »of wayback medic links e.g.WaybackMedic_2.5|Wayback Medic 2.5]] per WP:URLREQ#thestage.co.uk If so, what, and does that preclude further updates? Is it...
Click to read more »Caruso (talk) 14:20, 5 September 2024 (UTC) @Brian Caruso a job for WP:URLREQ. Can you repost this request there? – robertsky (talk) 14:26, 5 September...
Click to read more »(talk)DESiegel Contribs 01:34, 15 November 2019 (UTC) @Fabrickator: WP:URLREQ is the best place to post about this. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 07:27, 15 November...
Click to read more »discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. Moved to WP:URLREQ Yong Choon Kim (1981). Oriental Thought: An Introduction to the Philosophical...
Click to read more »where URLs change structure (moves), those are better done by bot (via WP:URLREQ) because in almost all link migration cases, some are left behind ie. are...
Click to read more »And the existing links usurped by WaybackMedic (ie. this URLREQ). As the primary discoverer, can you make the Spam Blacklist request? --...
Click to read more »at WP:URLREQ. – DreamRimmer ■ 08:14, 14 September 2025 (UTC) OK thanks! Lerichard (talk) 08:19, 14 September 2025 (UTC) {{BOTREQ}} to WP:URLREQ for the...
Click to read more »Guyping me! (talk) (contribs) 19:03, 20 April 2023 (UTC) @That Coptic Guy, WP:URLREQ. Izno (talk) 19:09, 20 April 2023 (UTC) {{User:ClueBot III/ArchiveNow}}...
Click to read more »-- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 05:47, 10 January 2024 (UTC) Valjean, see WP:URLREQ. — Qwerfjkltalk 08:58, 10 January 2024 (UTC) Thanks. I'll take my request...
Click to read more »down, it is making the news. We have 5,000 pages on Enwiki. It is at WP:URLREQ#Google_cache. Thanks. -- GreenC 15:26, 5 February 2024 (UTC) Done -- GreenC...
Click to read more »24 March 2024 (UTC) If you need bot help you can post a request to WP:URLREQ. -- GreenC 17:35, 24 March 2024 (UTC) Thank you GreenC, I was already working...
Click to read more »using AWB, although you could probably request that a bot fix it at WP:URLREQ. ―Panamitsu (talk) 03:33, 18 August 2025 (UTC) Thank you, will post a request...
Click to read more »links with mojimlyrics.com (~100 articles) Request better suited for WP:URLREQ. 3 3 Primefac 2026-06-20 12:43 Primefac 2026-06-20 12:43 6 Moving PAM discussions...
Click to read more »want to eat』 15:29, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Polygnotus, sounds like a job for WP:URLREQ. — Qwerfjkltalk 15:53, 9 May 2025 (UTC) 897 pages There are numerous redirect...
Click to read more »(talk) 14:14, 18 July 2024 (UTC) I already do this with WaybackMedic at WP:URLREQ on a per domain and per request basis. It's actually very rare for a http...
Click to read more »want WP:URLREQ. Jay8g [V•T•E] 04:27, 16 December 2025 (UTC) if there are multiple links like this then does this request still need to go to URLREQ, or does...
Click to read more »Zealand ~2026-40810-66 (talk) 02:19, 22 July 2026 (UTC) ~2026-40810-66 See WP:URLREQ, you can make a request to update the links there. Sarsenet•he/they•(talk)...
Click to read more »Guyping me! (talk) (contribs) 19:07, 20 April 2023 (UTC) Following up at WP:URLREQ. -- GreenC 19:26, 20 April 2023 (UTC) It doesn't really change anything...
Click to read more »GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 22:32, 4 February 2026 (UTC) I've left a note at WP:URLREQ#CIA World Factbook. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested «@» °∆t° 22:42, 4 February...
Click to read more »☆ Bri (talk) 23:41, 30 October 2023 (UTC) This seems like a task for WP:URLREQ - I would suggest posting there. Galobtter (talk) 17:16, 30 October 2023...
Click to read more »become functional again. Saftgurka (talk) 15:17, 8 January 2026 (UTC) WP:URLREQ can help with this. – DreamRimmer ■ 15:33, 8 January 2026 (UTC) Thanks....
Click to read more »backed slowly away... Shearonink (talk) 17:58, 28 June 2024 (UTC) Or WP:URLREQ. — Qwerfjkltalk 18:43, 28 June 2024 (UTC) (edit conflict) Apparently not...
Click to read more »Although, WaybackMedic is already a thing I think repeated request at WP:URLREQ is too much of a hassle. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 13:49...
Click to read more »Just use Special:Search: [20] Izno (talk) 22:40, 16 April 2023 (UTC) WP:URLREQ Izno (talk) 18:58, 15 April 2023 (UTC) OK cool, I will look into that! Thanks...
Click to read more »replaced with archive URLs. If that is decided, post a bot request to WP:URLREQ. -- GreenC 16:33, 30 November 2025 (UTC) We should act before Valnet closes...
Click to read more »determine if it's a 200, 404 or soft-404. Any suggestions appreciated at WP:URLREQ. -- GreenC 16:02, 11 February 2023 (UTC) This is probably not the right...
Click to read more »Special:Diff/1301099038/1301201736. There are efforts to systematize this work at WP:URLREQ, it's a semi-automated, slow, complex and difficult. Chipping at the edges...
Click to read more »source. Zefr (talk) 00:08, 6 July 2023 (UTC) Note: discussion moved to WP:URLREQ#Blacklist_healthlinedotcom where further actions were completed. -- GreenC...
Click to read more »pages—nowiki them? Johnuniq (talk) 04:36, 24 April 2023 (UTC) Yes report to WP:URLREQ. This is part of a gambling website problem, described and tracked at WP:JUDI...
Click to read more »2024 (UTC) After 5 years repairing a wide variety of link rot cases at WP:URLREQ, I created a manual describing a system of first principles, A Link Rot...
Click to read more »User:GreenC bot (WaybackMedic) fixes broken URLs semi-manually per request at WP:URLREQ on a per domain basis. The bot is uniquely programmed for a single domain...
Click to read more »solving 23:23, 10 February 2026 (UTC) Discussed in a few places, WP:URLREQ#CIA World Factbook had the most action. CMD (talk) 12:14, 10 February 2026...
Click to read more »may have a bot do this RudolfRed (talk) 21:48, 13 June 2026 (UTC) Or WP:URLREQ * Pppery * (alt) in solidarity 01:17, 14 June 2026 (UTC) If the edits are...
Click to read more »39.108.101 (talk) 00:26, 4 June 2025 (UTC) NM, I put in a request at WP:URLREQ. --50.39.108.101 (talk) 00:57, 4 June 2025 (UTC) I have been noticing at...
Click to read more »this? 67.85.157.46 (talk) 02:39, 9 October 2025 (UTC) You can go to WP:URLREQ to get these changed over NightWolf1223 <Howl at me•My hunts> 02:45, 9 October...
Click to read more »likely that it won't come back. Nobody (talk) 08:45, 4 January 2025 (UTC) WP:URLREQ if the URL changed, WP:TFD if the templates are useless now. Izno (talk)...
Click to read more »page. -A876 (talk) 01:49, 3 December 2024 (UTC) You are looking for WP:URLREQ. Izno (talk) 01:56, 3 December 2024 (UTC) Thanks. I wondered where to look...
Click to read more »so we can actually find these quicker. We probably also should notify WP:URLREQ and/or specifically @GreenC about this discussion. Izno (talk) 20:21, 6...
Click to read more »web interface. For example, show all edits that contain the string "WP:URLREQ#herbaria4.herb.berkeley.edu" such as Special:Diff/1165643139/1218392247...
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