Wikipedia:Merging
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A merge, or merger, is the process of uniting two or more pages into a single page. It is done by copying some or all content from the source page(s) into the destination page and then replacing the source page with a redirect to the destination page.
This is an information page. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of consensus and vetting. |
For broader coverage of this topic, see Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.
For the WikiProject, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Merge.
Not to be confused with page history merging which only administrators can do.
"WP:DA" and "WP:Duplicate article" redirect here. For articles with duplicated content, see WP:Content forks. For the list of articles that have not been edited in the longest time, see Wikipedia:Database reports/Forgotten articles.
Any editor can perform a merge. No permission or discussion is needed if you think the merge is uncontroversial; just do it (but it might get reverted). Otherwise, the merge should be first proposed and discussed, as detailed below.
When performing a merge, one should remember to reconcile talk pages, and to attribute copied content, as required by Wikipedia's license. At minimum, this means adding words "Merged content to/from [[page]]" to edit summaries. See How to merge below for details.