@Mentions automatically work with Nicknames and Alternative Names
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@Mentions automatically work with Nicknames and Alternative Names
Feature Upgrade · Editor: euclid · Created by Neverdusk
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mentions mention quality-of-life articles links
What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?
The mention system requires manually changing the link's text when using nicknames or common alternative names. This can take up a lot of time and quickly become tedious when using a lot of mentions to link articles together. This is especially true with articles like Characters, Organizations, Plots, and Historic Events that naturally reference a lot of other articles. Many article templates already have a "Nickname" or "Alternate Names" section built in. This would simply allow the mention system to make use of them without having to edit any text.How does this feature request address the current situation?
In practice, the mention system will search though Alternative Names like articles or tags. However, unlike with tags, the system will AUTOMATICALLY link to the article that Alternative Name is attached to. EXAMPLE: Say I have an organization article called "The Empire". Its two alternative names are "The Fifth Empire" and "The Royal Empire of Albion". The first alternate is used by foreigners and the second is used by nobles. I can type "Fifth" and the mention system will recommend something like "The Fifth Empire > The Empire (Organization)", showing both the alternate name and the article its linking to. When I press enter, a mention to The Empire will appear, but its text will automatically say "The Fifth Empire". Or I can type "Albion" to get a mention to the same article, but its text will say "The Royal Empire of Albion". If you use mentions as often as I do, this could really make World Anvil just that much more convenient.What are other uses for this feature request?
The feature would open the doors for making nicknames, aliases, shortenings, abbreviations, synonyms, demonyms, slang, and other common alternative article names all easier to link to. For heavy mention users, World Anvil would become a lot more convenient and time saving.The Team's Response
This suggestion did not reach the required threshold of community support. This suggestion will also be declined on the grounds that the tagging system is alredy robust enough to allow you to search using said tags to find anything you need and has the ability to use what is above called alternative name as a tag.USE THE TAGS
Adding additional fields does not make things easier, it makes things more cluttered, harder to manage and less centralised
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by Aelin Ninthalor
on 2021-06-14 20:51 -
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by Merel.xx
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by pa_kalsha
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by Vapor Dragon
on 2021-06-14 00:35 -
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by A Revolutionary Mlem
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by M33ka
on 2021-06-13 02:57 -
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by kota_cozy
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by aliensdrinktea
on 2021-06-12 10:58 -
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by sondrex76
on 2021-06-12 07:31 -
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by MaximusErebus
on 2021-06-11 19:02 -
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by KeyTapper
on 2021-06-10 18:18 -
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by The_Mell
on 2021-06-10 10:14This would also improve search function for users of your world as search uses mention system (as far as i understand it).
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by cedes
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by meilionra
on 2021-06-09 01:13 -
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by Michael Shields
on 2021-06-08 00:59 -
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by Tikkat
on 2021-06-06 10:14 -
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by TheJackOfAllTrades
on 2021-06-06 06:46 -
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by DarlingDori
on 2021-06-06 01:39 -
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by Laria
on 2021-06-05 11:54 -
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by Aesh6wah
on 2021-06-05 11:41 -
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by eyekona
on 2021-06-05 08:44 -
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on 2021-06-05 06:02 -
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by gfishbone
on 2021-06-05 02:13 -
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by drzymalas
on 2021-06-05 01:53 -
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by merinarasauce
on 2021-06-04 19:13 -
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by JethricOne
on 2021-06-04 03:39 -
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by Sir Arthur
on 2021-06-03 19:57 -
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by A Fierce Kobold
on 2021-06-03 07:37 -
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by soaptoaster
on 2021-06-03 04:51 -
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by CrossJustX
on 2021-06-02 19:25 -
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by A Beloved Mimic
on 2021-06-02 14:50 -
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by Neromi
on 2021-06-02 13:53 -
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by Apachewarrior7
on 2021-06-02 02:39 -
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by laewista
on 2021-06-01 18:44 -
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by Careen Ligh
on 2021-06-01 18:29 -
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by Qually
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by cboliver22
on 2021-06-01 09:34 -
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by Tallaks
on 2021-06-01 07:20 -
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by storyauthor
on 2021-06-01 04:07 -
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by Graylion
on 2021-05-31 22:19 -
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by CecilieMylius
on 2021-05-31 13:56 -
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by Littledot
on 2021-05-31 10:03 -
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by Plant_Nerd_176
on 2021-05-31 08:39 -
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by brass_phoenix
on 2021-05-31 06:31 -
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by Hanhula
on 2021-05-31 05:19Whilst I'd love this, you can mention via tags - whiich is way less heavy on WA's servers. Maybe just tag the articles?
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by Rashkavar
on 2021-05-31 04:45 -
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by Coty
on 2021-05-31 03:08 -
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by SrSpaceCadet
on 2021-05-31 03:00 -
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by EpsilonDart
on 2021-05-31 02:17 -
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by kalvorp
on 2021-05-31 00:10 -
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by morganarcher
on 2021-05-30 22:47 -
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by Tel Stewart
on 2021-05-30 22:30 -
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on 2021-05-30 19:37 -
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by cheesemijit
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by Starsavior
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by katieplays
on 2021-05-29 21:48 -
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by redbeardcreator
on 2021-05-29 19:23 -
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by FictionFan1995
on 2021-05-29 14:39 -
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by LyreForSyren
on 2021-05-29 14:27 -
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by Hadrios
on 2021-05-29 10:09 -
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by cleverlikeasloth
on 2021-05-29 08:57 -
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by TribesX
on 2021-05-29 07:14 -
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by Adcheryl
on 2021-05-29 02:18 -
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by GMSeth
on 2021-05-29 01:25 -
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by Michael Chandra
on 2021-05-29 00:38 -
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by A Sneaky Kitten
on 2021-05-28 22:06 -
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by Vulthuryol
on 2021-05-28 20:54 -
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by Saxypants
on 2021-05-28 20:02 -
+300
by Neverdusk
on 2021-05-28 16:20
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