Allow us to include content from another article
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Allow us to include content from another article
New Feature Addition · Articles & templates · Created by Aramec
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What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?
The ability to include the contents of a specified article/article section in another article. This exists in several other wiki formats I've used. While variable text fragments technically meet this requirement, the way variable text fragments are implemented outside the UI features for article management make it very time consuming to use variables for these purposes.How does this feature request address the current situation?
If we could simply include content from another article by section, a number of issues with content duplication such as the current request to make articles timelines would easily be solved. The timeline could just be set to contain the contents of a specific article body.What are other uses for this feature request?
Allowing an article segment to be included in another article segment would reduce the need to develop parallel systems like variable text fragments and reduce the overall and provide a tool for the community to synchronize article content without having to maintain multiple articles that contain the same information.Follow up
I appreciate you taking the time to respond, but I feel I already explained why generic blocks and variable fragments are not ideal. Sectional transclusion, transclusion and inclusion in various wiki syntaxes reflects the importance of being able to call information from an existing article into a new article in whole or in part. Even if we were just able to call an article body, this would be incredibly useful. Going back and making every article body a variable would be incredibly time intensive, but if that's really what you're offering here I have no choice.
The Team's Response
That can be achieved either by using a generic block or a variable. The idea of SoulLink for an on the spot editing of a variable fragment is not a bad one but this is not what this suggestion is about. Please feel free to raise a feature request for inline variable editing.
Current score
46/300 Votes · +8200 points
Votes Cast
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+100
by Scale_of_1to20
on 2022-01-03 03:00 -
+300
by ThedasElcor
on 2022-01-03 01:47 -
+100
by The_Lizard_King
on 2021-12-31 22:21 -
+100
by ThePharaoh
on 2021-12-31 17:46 -
+200
by Rikardus Sans
on 2021-12-29 21:06 -
+300
by D4wnstar
on 2021-12-29 20:50 -
+10
by Chailise
on 2021-12-29 20:45 -
+100
by Zuros
on 2021-12-29 06:24 -
+100
by A Goodhearted Dwarf
on 2021-12-27 20:51 -
+50
by Snake__Venom
on 2021-12-26 09:49 -
+300
by Viragk
on 2021-12-26 07:11 -
+50
by Unier
on 2021-12-25 19:26 -
+200
by Goddess_Of_Luck
on 2021-12-25 09:48 -
+300
by Linnitry
on 2021-12-25 08:21 -
+100
by brainiac5mimic
on 2021-12-25 07:49 -
+300
by Doogmcdoogil
on 2021-12-24 04:08 -
+50
by GunplaGoblin
on 2021-12-23 19:31 -
+10
by storyauthor
on 2021-12-23 07:23 -
+300
by Gortoza Studios
on 2021-12-22 16:44 -
+300
by A Beloved Dwarf
on 2021-12-21 18:04 -
+300
by YanDM
on 2021-12-20 16:04 -
+200
by Drake Ragon
on 2021-12-20 12:12 -
+300
by MMPB
on 2021-12-20 11:45 -
+300
by Grozo
on 2021-12-20 03:56 -
+300
by xSpazztic
on 2021-12-20 01:19 -
+300
by TheSneakyDestroyer
on 2021-12-19 21:42 -
+20
by A Revolutionary Dimensional Horror
on 2021-12-19 21:42 -
+10
by J3llyTurtle
on 2021-12-19 20:01 -
+300
by thepocketGM
on 2021-12-18 22:48I can't tell you how much time this would save me. This is effectively variables/fragments by a different name.
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+50
by Virusbomb
on 2021-12-18 04:49 -
+50
by Cosmos Darkstar
on 2021-12-17 18:00 -
+300
by Sinister_Fortune
on 2021-12-17 17:11 -
+300
by mirrorsand
on 2021-12-17 16:51 -
+50
by JessSpence20
on 2021-12-17 11:56 -
+100
by toffepajja
on 2021-12-17 09:24 -
+300
by GMatchStick
on 2021-12-17 06:13 -
+300
by tachibanaryu
on 2021-12-17 01:41 -
+100
by Wierdalien1
on 2021-12-16 01:52 -
+200
by notavi
on 2021-12-15 09:56 -
+300
by Hilldur
on 2021-12-15 01:57 -
+300
by denversg1
on 2021-12-14 12:26 -
-300
by SoulLink
on 2021-12-14 11:04I would rather see an improvement of the variable editor to make it possible to edit a variable in place, as an overlay or some kind of quick navigation.
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+50
by Adcheryl
on 2021-12-14 10:49 -
+200
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+100
by allanadeluca
on 2021-12-13 19:18 -
+200
by BoyWondamus
on 2021-12-13 18:17 -
+300
by Aramec
on 2021-12-13 18:03
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