https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=64312
Bug ID: 64312
Summary: Move "Permanent link" out of the sidebar toolbox
(behind "last modified" timestamp)
Product: MediaWiki
Version: 1.23-git
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Keywords: easy
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: General/Unknown
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Blocks: 43170
Web browser: ---
Mobile Platform: ---
The "Permanent link" link is a very nice feature which all power users like me
adore, but it's hardly among the most important ones when navigating a wiki.
Moreover, [[mw:Extension:Cite]] is bundled by default and adds a "Cite this
page" link which uses plain language and provides a permanent link, so there is
unwarranted duplication.
Aside from that, and more importantly, I believe we can find a home for this
link that makes is less invasive while keeping it equally used and as easy to
find for those who care for it: and I believe so because the
permalink/permanent link feature is very common on the web, so we can copy some
pervasive designs and users will immediately recognise them.
The easiest solution is probably to move the permalink to the timestamp in the
footer, shown after "This page was last modified on". Most permalinks seem to
use timestamps as link labels, nowadays. This was already proposed in 2005 at
bug 3575; this design has become even more common since then.
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