Is there a way to search for use of free-space page links

Question

In another thread (genealogically defined sticker), Liz Shiflett shared the trick to get the "What Links Here" feed to include all relevant profiles. In light of that, I need to change a bunch of free-space links. is there a way to search for all profiles which include a link to a space page? Even better, could the What Links Here code be fixed to use both styles of linking?

I tried using WIkiTree+ but that only searches the data fields, not the text. Regular text search only works if I didn't use different wording to describe the link.

For those that missed it, Liz discovered the "What Links Here" feed only works if the Wiki version of the space page URL is used:

• Profiles with the full URL within a single square bracket do not show up [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Campbell-Meares%20Family%20Bible Campbell-Meares Family Bible]
• Profiles with the Wiki code double bracket method do show up [[Space:Campbell-Meares_Family_Bible|Campbell-Meares Family Bible]]

Example of the problem using one of my space pages:

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Tilman%2C_George_and_Jonathan_Helms%2C_Brothers%2C_1720-1881
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Helms-728 uses the full URL and is not in the feed
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Helms-712 uses the Wiki code and is in the feed

 

Answer 1

Aleš should still be able to generate a list of what you need,  I think. He can search out specific things if asked.

Answer 2

Yes I'm having the same problem with Category Links within the text of a page. Two examples would be Time Line of Irish History where I list pages and/or Categories and Pelican Lake Cemeteries. 

Would it be possible to do a redirect? 

As we fine tune and rename Categories, this will be an on going problem.

Comments

You can replace [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Blah foo]] with [[Space:Blah|foo]].

Notice the space changes to a pipe.

Same with Project pages.

With Category pages, put an extra : in

[[:Category:Blah|foo]].

The trick would be to get the bot to do all these.

The snag is URLs that pass parameters, eg

[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Category:Unsourced_Profiles&from=Smith Unsourced Smiths]

In that case, there's no way to get them to show up in WhatLinksHere.

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Thanks RJ for that trick on [[:Category...... I tried every thing but that. I'll start using it.

But we still have the problem of dead links after a Category name has been changed. A report of pages I manage with dead links on them would help.

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If they're done the WikiLink way, the Categorization people will be aware of them and will chase them when categories are renamed.