Make specific public articles non-searchable
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Make specific public articles non-searchable
New Feature Addition · Access management (subscribers/authors) · Created by ddaniel
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What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?
If I have 2 articles of the same name, but one is for the mechanics and one is for the actual thing, when someone searches for the name then both are there in the search results. When searching for something you only have 8 results and mechanics related articles taking up one or more of those spots is not that fun. Especially when you have more than 8 articles loosely referring to the same thing.How does this feature request address the current situation?
By putting a checkbox in the "Preferences" checkbox to omit the specific article from the search result list, you can better control what are things related to your world and what are not. I know secrets and private articles exist, but neither of them satisfy the condition of having 2 separate articles, each referring to the same thing, but one is a game mechanic while the other is an actual thing in the world. For example: Warrior, where in one article you can read the stats of a warrior, and in the other you can read about the place of warriors in the world.What are other uses for this feature request?
This can be used to hide some articles, only to be found within other articles. For example you can hide everything mechanics related or everything lore related so the viewers only find articles that are important to them. This way you can also hide articles that are work-in-progress, or for any other reason.
Current score
21/300 Votes · +440 points
Votes Cast
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-10
by GMSeth
on 2021-11-10 20:55 -
-300
by Meanmelter
on 2021-11-05 01:10 -
-20
by A Fierce Orc
on 2021-11-04 18:28 -
-10
by Amancham
on 2021-10-28 18:05 -
+10
by gcjones216
on 2021-10-27 15:20 -
-100
by DMFW
on 2021-10-26 21:28Not keen on a feature that blocks searching, as that is just bound to cause confusion at some point in the future when you want to search in the OTHER set of articles and/or wonder why stuff isn't found. Better alternatives suggested in the thread.
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+200
by Jarl
on 2021-10-25 18:25 -
+300
by Vyre
on 2021-10-25 01:13 -
+300
by Lunchboxmaster777
on 2021-10-24 17:39 -
+50
by Vantaj
on 2021-10-24 15:07 -
+50
by Halven
on 2021-10-24 14:17 -
-10
by Drake Ragon
on 2021-10-24 07:53I have to agree with BCGR_Wurth, SoulLink the good way to do this is to upgrade the search. I do not know the way, if possible at all, but if one could negate a tag search, that would be your perfect solution. In the articles and Categories area you can look for tags, even though it is not specific yet. Just name your Tags "TAGmechanic" and its unique. But we can not look for articles NOT including that tag yet. This would be another suggestion though. So in short you have the right idea, but not the best implementation, in any way a poke in the right direction.
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-20
by BCGR_Wurth
on 2021-10-23 23:05Not sure if it already exists, but in lieu of this, I'd rather see a search function that allows you to narrow down the search by specifying a specific set of features (i.e. searching "(article type), #(tag1), #(tag2)" would net you only articles that were of the given type and had both tags). Making individual articles be unsearchable/unaccessible might be better done by using the access settings alongside user groups - or, alternatively, putting the info in the same article and hiding some of it with containers.
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-100
by Frogdrake
on 2021-10-23 16:02 -
-10
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-300
by A Enfeebled Mlem
on 2021-10-23 14:52 -
-300
by SoulLink
on 2021-10-23 13:00I don't think that would be a good solution to the problem. I more expansive search would be nice, but you can just ensure that the users find their way to what they are looking for via hyperlinks. In this example a link to the sibling article in the subtitle or credits section below the title.
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+200
by Plasma Ring
on 2021-10-23 11:28 -
+100
by AviTheRat
on 2021-10-23 05:32 -
+10
by reux
on 2021-10-23 01:57 -
+100
by Peanutmojo
on 2021-10-23 01:47 -
+300
by ddaniel
on 2021-10-23 00:33
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