nextpage

Nextpage is a feature used by some wiki systems, notably MediaWiki, to divide a single long page into multiple subpages for easier reading and editing. By inserting a page-break marker, the content of the original page is split into successive subpages that users can navigate through.

In MediaWiki, a special marker known as a nextpage marker is placed in the wikitext at the point where the split should occur. The content before the marker appears on the first subpage (usually titled Page or Page/1), while the content after the marker appears on subsequent subpages (Page/2, Page/3, and so on). The wiki automatically provides navigation links on each subpage, allowing readers to move to previous, next, or specific subpages.

Common use cases for nextpage include long manuals, comprehensive lists, transcripts, or novels that would be unwieldy on a single page. It helps manage page loading times, editing performance, and readability. However, it can complicate cross-references, searching, and link sharing, since the information is distributed across multiple subpages.

Not all wiki engines implement nextpage in the same way, and some communities prefer alternative approaches such as collapsible sections, separate pages linked from a table of contents, or manual subpages without automatic pagination. When used, administrators and editors should consider navigation clarity and maintain consistency in how subpages are named and linked.

See also: subpages, pagination, MediaWiki, long-page management.