[summary: The alias is a short, unique name assigned to each page. For example: "arbital_alias".
The alias usually appears in the URL to make it more readable. Authors can also use the alias to quickly type a link to a page. An alias can be changed, but it has to be unique among all existing aliases. ]
[summary(Guidelines):
- Yes: "lowercasewithunderscores"
- Yes: "usingfullwords"
- Yes: "bespecificstyle_guide" (as opposed to "specific")
- No: "abrv" (abbreviations)
- No: "MUAs" (made up acronyms)
- No: "aliasthatisclearlywaytoolongtobeusefulor_memorable"
- If the alias has alternate meanings, e.g. "element", append the relevant domain's name, e.g. "elementmathematics" (or, for arbital domain pages, prepend e.g. "arbitalstyle_guideline").
- Prefer single ("penguin") to plural version ("penguins"), if possible. ]
The alias is a short, unique name assigned to each page. For example: "arbital_alias".
The alias usually appears in the URL to make it more readable. Authors can also quickly type a link to a page, if they remember its alias. An alias can be changed, but it has to be unique among all existing aliases.
For more on what makes a good alias, see the style guide.