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Clone Article

New Feature Addition · Articles & templates · Created by Graylion
accepted
Articles
The ability to clone/copy/duplicate and article to the current world or another world   Break, ignore, leave empty any relationship items that would cause problem coping into another world.   Should create a new article   Keeping the following text from ...
  • Content/Vignette
  • Content/Specific
  • Sections
  • Design CSS
  • Tags
  • Keeping the same settings for ...
  • Preferences
  • And possible ignoring/leaving blank ...
  • Relationships
  • Navigation
  • Security
  • Attached Secrets
  • Design Images
  • Character / Organization Images
  • Draft/Publish, Public/Private, WIP
  • Any other relationships or connections based relational integrity that would cause complications.
  • This is just my first thoughts. I am sure the community has more relevent feedback.

    The Team's Response

    To be researched

    Thank you all for voting for this!   The reason it is not implemented right now is because articles cannot be easily be separated by their templates.   Cloning to another world will not happen, even if cloning happens, it will be in the same world and then you will be able to move it if you wish.   Content, Vignette, title will probably be possible (still under investigation   Sections, CSS, Tags are quite possible if content and vignette will be   I cannot guarantee anything about special fields, once again articles are not just a bunch of words, they are part of an intricate network of data.   Preferences is something that I will have to investigate its viability.   An experiement will be conducted and I will inform you of the results.   This is not considered high priority but the experiment will not take a long time so it might slip through the cracks on an earlier time.

    Current score

    121/300 Votes · +10300 points

    Votes Cast

    • +10

      by moose2181
      on 2021-04-09 13:16
      This would also fix the problem I have with the purple button. If you don't pick a article type it makes it a generic article. I can't say how many times I have created a stub article with the purple button mentioned it in my current article and then realized then later when I want to expand the article I create realized it is the wrong type. It is very frustrating to have to make a new article of the right type and then go back and remention the new article.
    • +10

      by Michael Chandra
      on 2021-04-09 10:14
    • +50

      by Pelocho90
      on 2021-04-09 09:40
    • +300

      by eduardon83
      on 2021-04-09 08:16
    • +300

      by Capri
      on 2021-04-09 06:26
    • +200

      by moonmasters
      on 2021-04-09 05:02
    • +300

      by Bravehorizon
      on 2021-04-09 02:23
    • +20

      by A Adorable T-Rex
      on 2021-04-08 22:01
    • +10

      by DaisyChick
      on 2021-04-08 21:39
    • +50

      by PFS
      on 2021-04-08 20:06
    • +10

      by Slimon
      on 2021-04-08 18:22
    • +200

      by Nick_Scryer
      on 2021-04-08 17:23
    • +200

      by thechosenone
      on 2021-04-08 16:21
    • +100

      by killerasus
      on 2021-04-08 15:05
    • +300

      by ComradeBreadboi
      on 2021-04-08 12:09
    • +100

      by KrostaTina
      on 2021-04-08 09:56
    • +10

      by SergioGoldenberg
      on 2021-04-08 03:42
    • +300

      by Jatubs
      on 2021-04-08 02:53
      Absolutely want this. I have several worlds set in the same 'setting' and this would help so much!!
    • +20

      by Heart
      on 2021-04-08 00:28
    • +50

      by Buzzard
      on 2021-04-07 21:25
    • +50

      by A Frightened Ooze
      on 2021-04-07 19:46
    • +10

      by journeymen
      on 2021-04-07 19:21
    • +20

      by tontione
      on 2021-04-07 19:11
    • +300

      by DubbaJay
      on 2021-04-07 18:12
    • +10

      by Jhanandra
      on 2021-04-07 17:58
    • +50

      by Eraellas
      on 2021-04-07 17:55
    • +50

      by N4th
      on 2021-04-07 12:26
    • +50

      by DysOkami
      on 2021-04-07 08:31
    • +300

      by Stormbril
      on 2021-04-07 04:51
      This would be great! I'd use it a lot for my God-husk articles.
    • +100

      by Kwyn Marie
      on 2021-04-07 02:26
    • +100

      by RiversideStudios
      on 2021-04-07 02:06
    • +20

      by Sinisterbill
      on 2021-04-06 19:49
    • +20

      by iCobrettii
      on 2021-04-06 18:11
    • +100

      by Firecoreman
      on 2021-04-06 18:01
    • +20

      by Endrise
      on 2021-04-06 16:53
    • +50

      by PhillipBest
      on 2021-04-06 15:31
    • +300

      by denversg1
      on 2021-04-06 12:31
    • +100

      by Fergy025
      on 2021-04-06 12:04
    • +300

      by Kefkejaco
      on 2021-04-06 10:57
    • +100

      by Joe H. Dovescove
      on 2021-04-06 10:31
    • +20

      by Littlelangy
      on 2021-04-06 10:15
    • +10

      by ThePharaoh
      on 2021-04-06 09:35
    • +10

      by Drake Ragon
      on 2021-04-06 08:56
    • +20

      by Deathless Horsie
      on 2021-04-06 07:01
    • +50

      by MissingRollPlayerFound
      on 2021-04-06 03:40
    • +50

      by StephenMvS
      on 2021-04-06 02:41
    • +50

      by C_Splash
      on 2021-04-06 00:12
    • +100

      by Amm0
      on 2021-04-05 21:01
    • +300

      by iamthetot
      on 2021-04-05 19:46
      I would definitely use this. I actually would have used this just today. Sometimes template is overkill, and I want to keep everything from one article save for a few changes. In my case, I was making some category pages.
    • +200

      by MaximusErebus
      on 2021-04-05 17:38
    • +20

      by Yurippe
      on 2021-04-05 17:29
    • +100

      by KahunaTheElder
      on 2021-04-05 15:47
    • +100

      by Voltem
      on 2021-04-05 15:32
    • +20

      by Lyraine Alei
      on 2021-04-05 15:07
    • +10

      by Dudakis
      on 2021-04-05 14:48
    • +100

      by TheSneakyDestroyer
      on 2021-04-05 14:07
    • +100

      by Bernsteinschmiede
      on 2021-04-05 13:14
      Would be very useful for creating sibling articles to counter cases of "I forgot the one line in another tab of the template that I filled out on all the other agents of this group" Or "I spelled the family name differently on two of them than the others."
    • +20

      by FrostFortyTwo
      on 2021-04-05 13:01
    • +200

      by Ondo
      on 2021-04-05 11:38
    • +50

      by AmadaBeloved
      on 2021-04-05 10:07
    • +10

      by SpikyMango
      on 2021-04-05 09:14
    • +10

      by Secondhand
      on 2021-04-05 08:19
    • +50

      by cedes
      on 2021-04-05 06:58
    • +10

      by God's Swordbearer
      on 2021-04-05 02:11
    • +20

      by newtonx3x
      on 2021-04-05 00:58
    • +100

      by ano19920
      on 2021-04-05 00:33
    • +300

      by T_WA
      on 2021-04-05 00:21
    • +50

      by Blabermouthe
      on 2021-04-04 23:39
    • +300

      by Ademal
      on 2021-04-04 22:41
      Arguably covered by the article template system, but I think is a good solution for cases where a template is overkill in terms of effort to outcome. I'd like to just create a base bbcode setup, such as for a creature, and clone it into an article.
    • +10

      by Solhaven
      on 2021-04-04 22:06
    • +300

      by Racussa
      on 2021-04-04 20:09
    • +10

      by spacetrash
      on 2021-04-04 19:31
    • +50

      by johanfk
      on 2021-04-04 19:00
    • +300

      by michaelthominks
      on 2021-04-04 18:56
    • +20

      by clarissak
      on 2021-04-04 18:40
    • +50

      by Mythodic
      on 2021-04-04 18:00
    • +20

      by MachFarcon
      on 2021-04-04 16:32
    • +100

      by Arklaw
      on 2021-04-04 15:13
    • +50

      by Jubliana
      on 2021-04-04 13:22
    • +10

      by KerryAde23
      on 2021-04-04 12:30
    • +10

      by zackfg
      on 2021-04-04 11:40
    • +300

      by Heckler
      on 2021-04-04 11:02
      Please! I could do so much with this~
    • +100

      by Bubblesqueak
      on 2021-04-04 09:18
    • +10

      by Ono-D
      on 2021-04-04 09:02
    • +20

      by oncomingshower
      on 2021-04-04 08:44
    • +20

      by Placeyy
      on 2021-04-04 06:05
    • +10

      by FlintwickFizzlebaumDM
      on 2021-04-04 04:16
    • +20

      by ErinRigh
      on 2021-04-04 03:31
    • +50

      by AntleredPanda
      on 2021-04-04 02:09
    • +50

      by Foxyowlet
      on 2021-04-04 01:52
    • +10

      by NotQuiteLilac
      on 2021-04-04 01:11
    • +50

      by rokepa
      on 2021-04-04 00:35
    • +10

      by JankdaTank
      on 2021-04-04 00:31
    • +100

      by tjmichaels
      on 2021-04-04 00:21
    • +100

      by Kummer Wolfe
      on 2021-04-04 00:11
    • +10

      by Ivy425
      on 2021-04-04 00:01
    • +20

      by JHarris15
      on 2021-04-03 22:28
    • +20

      by LoopZLoop
      on 2021-04-03 22:15
    • +20

      by FirethornDragon
      on 2021-04-03 22:08
    • +20

      by Starsavior
      on 2021-04-03 22:04
    • +50

      by gajusmaximus
      on 2021-04-03 20:58
    • +100

      by squintyfish
      on 2021-04-03 20:56
    • +10

      by Osloblue
      on 2021-04-03 20:03
    • +20

      by Guoccamolé
      on 2021-04-03 19:25
    • +10

      by Jkaayy
      on 2021-04-03 19:22
    • +50

      by MDPreston
      on 2021-04-03 19:17
    • +50

      by The_Compass_Rose
      on 2021-04-03 19:13
    • +20

      by Despite Karma
      on 2021-04-03 18:10
    • +100

      by RedRavenGames
      on 2021-04-03 17:36
    • +20

      by mastergentleman
      on 2021-04-03 17:31
    • +20

      by nascarlaser1
      on 2021-04-03 17:04
    • +20

      by TheLostReverend
      on 2021-04-03 16:55
    • +200

      by oliwija
      on 2021-04-03 16:11
    • +20

      by amelianite
      on 2021-04-03 14:40
    • +10

      by Makoto Ichijoji
      on 2021-04-03 14:01
    • +100

      by Rahjar
      on 2021-04-03 13:35
    • +50

      by RNouveau
      on 2021-04-03 13:20
    • +10

      by lengna
      on 2021-04-03 13:12
      I would have a great deal of use for this myself with one project in particular.
    • +50

      by Yamusha
      on 2021-04-03 09:24
    • +50

      by Blank_
      on 2021-04-03 09:02
      I have made one Grand World, which I have spent a great time on, but it is always nice to make smaller worlds for specific D
    • +200

      by MGatta
      on 2021-04-03 07:21
      Yes, yes, and yes! Giving this all the coins I can because this is a feature I've always wanted (and pretty sure have asked for in the past).No, copy and paste is not effective considering how many fields WA articles have (vignette, template specific areas, sidebar, footer, header...). Duplicating articles like we can duplicate statblocks would be massive.
    • +300

      by Graylion
      on 2021-04-03 07:15