Locate references to variables
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What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?
I have a fair number of variables, and I use them pretty regularly. However, on those occasions where one of them changes in a way that requires updating its name, I have to rely on my (quite faulty) memory to know where to update the references to that variable.This has been suggested before but it's been a couple of years - hopefully it has a bit more support this time around!
How does this feature request address the current situation?
If there was a good way to locate references to variables (similar to the references to articles) that would make this kind of update much simpler, even if it was a bit harder to access.What are other uses for this feature request?
Being able to locate all references to a variable might enable mass update of all those references, obviating the need to go to each article and manually update them.The Team's Response
Thanks for your suggestion! This feature would add a high load to the database, so we'll have to decline it. As a workaround, you can use the advanced article search to catch most variables.
Current score
21/300 Votes · +5202 points
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by cluuless
on 2023-10-31 17:06 -
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by Goose80
on 2023-10-21 04:10 -
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by A Adorable Devil
on 2023-10-20 23:21 -
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by A Roaring Elf
on 2023-10-20 18:10 -
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by NavyRaven
on 2023-10-14 02:39I think that the best way to change references would just be to use a direct hyperlink to the article.
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by Willow H.R. Harper
on 2023-10-13 07:11 -
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by thepocketGM
on 2023-10-12 23:29I cannot stress how important I would find this. Currently, my only "solution" to the issue is making sure that I name the variable in a way that won't anticipate or invite change, but that also means I need a naming system. The best option I have thus far is to click "search in article" and pray that what I put in is accurate enough to weasel out all of the previous variables.
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by Tamashii2000
on 2023-10-12 15:57 -
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by Amancham
on 2023-10-11 12:37 -
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by SamuraiDante
on 2023-10-10 18:18 -
+100
by Scargo
on 2023-10-10 18:08 -
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by PoppaeaSabina
on 2023-10-10 13:06 -
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by Vespie
on 2023-10-09 20:42 -
+1
by Those2Nerds
on 2023-10-09 17:47Article advanced search can already find variables in most article fields, so a "locate variable" option is only mildly useful. A mass-replace option is more useful, but I'd rather one for any text/bbcode than just for variables.
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by hamilcarbarca
on 2023-10-09 15:40I'm all for anything that expands the functionality of variables.
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by Malkenar
on 2023-10-09 14:16 -
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by Dalf32
on 2023-10-09 05:08 -
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by TheDoctor292
on 2023-10-08 22:43 -
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by Scalenex
on 2023-10-08 22:14 -
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by Cpl.Soletrain
on 2023-10-08 16:57 -
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by CptDzastr
on 2023-10-08 02:14
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