How to Change the Title of a wikiHow Article

General Instructions for Both Methods

See Tips section below for exceptions to these general instructions.

1. 1
   Check the Discussion Page first for the comments/consensus etc.
2. 2
   Double check the name change suggestion to make sure it is the most concise, most commonly searched way to describe the activity. The Google Keyword Tool is the most accurate way to determine the most commonly searched phrasings.
   • Don't blindly take all name change suggestions. It is the administrator's responsibility to make sure the name changed is truly the most concise, most commonly searched way to describe the activity. If the current title is better than the change suggestion, remove the {{title|Please change me}} template and explain your reasoning on the discussion page or edit summary.

Method 1 - best for radical changes to the title

1. 1
   Choose "Move" from the admin buttons on the top of the page.
2. 2
   Make the changes to the title.
3. 3
   State your reasoning for changing the title in the box.
4. 4
   Click "Move Page"
5. 5
   Change all incoming links to the old title.
6. 6
   Choose "What Links Here" from the toolbox drop-down menu.
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   Go through each link, find references to the old title, and replace them with the new title that's been agreed upon.
   • This isn't mandatory, since the redirects will keep all the old links fresh. However, in the cases of a radical name change, it will reduce reader confusion.
8. 8
   Open the Article for editing to remove the {{title}} tag from the article.
9. 9
   Remove the title tag.
10. 10
    Save the changes to the article body.
11. 11
    Document your title change on the discussion page. Leave a simple note saying that you changed the title and that anyone can view the page history for details.

Method 2 - Quicker and best for small grammatical corrections

This can be used ONLY if the title tag addition was the last edit to the article, but eliminates opening the article for editing to remove the tag when you are finished (3 clicks and one select/delete less than method 1 above)

1. 1
   Open the Title Category here.
2. 2
   Click on a title to change.
   
   
   

   Open Title Category Page
3. 3
   Read (and remember!) the title change suggestion. In this case, it is a minor grammatical fix, just lowercase the first letter of the preposition "when".
   
   
   

   Read the Suggested Title
4. 4
   Click on the History tab.
   
   
   

   Click the History Tab.
5. 5
   Undo the last edit - the one adding the title tag. If the title tag placement was not the last edit, you'll have to proceed with Method 1.
6. 6
   Click "Move". (There's no need to return to the main article page to do this!)
   
   
   

   Now click "move" to make the changes.
7. 7
   Make the changes to the title.
   
   
   

   Highlight the change.
   
   
   

   Make the change.
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   Click "Move page," and you're ready for the next one!
   
   
   

   Click "Move Page"
   

   Ready for the next one!