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New Feature: What Links Here

by jdporter (Paladin)
on Mar 18, 2024 at 18:15 UTC ( [id://11158343]=monkdiscuss: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

Alrighty, folks! I've got another steaming-fresh feature for you: What Links Here

There is a new nodelet you can enable, if you are interested in this feature. Go to your Nodelet Settings and find "What Links Here" somewhere near the top of the list.
Then, whatever node you're on, this nodelet will show what other nodes link to the current node.

The list is capped at 20. For nodes which are the target of many links, such as the PerlMonks FAQ, the nodelet will list 20 nodes, followed by a link to What Links Here where you can see the full list.

The database table behind this feature is not automatically maintained (yet), so I'll need some volunteers from pmdev to occasionally visit Update Userspace Links. Doing so will cause a delta update to the table.

I was inspired by this old quote from Rob Malda:

The thing that I always thought was the most interesting in Xanadu is the idea that links are bi-directional. And the Everything Engine was designed around that.

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Re: New Feature: What Links Here
by LanX (Saint) on Mar 18, 2024 at 20:58 UTC
    Only loosely related: adding a link to Nodelet Settings at the foot (or head) of the nodelets panel would make it more accessible.

    You might also want to exclude some "mass" backlinks from posts to their author's user node.

    Edit: oops this seems already to be implemented.

    Cheers Rolf
    (addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
    see Wikisyntax for the Monastery

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