Page nodes in V4 Handbook
In my first page edit I've found one challenge is updating the page node links in text copied from the V3 Handbook. e.g. node:330542,title="Palette" Palette
I added a column to the Handbook editor spreadsheet to show the page node numbers I discover as I progress. Is this useful?
Is there a list of the page node numbers, in which case my new column is redundant.
Comments
To expose the node number, go the page in question, click on the top right-hand vertical dots and select "Edit". You'll find the number in the URL in the address bar.
In reply to To expose the page node… by geetar
Thanks that's what I did for those that I needed. I just thought it would be handy to have them immediately available for the next page I edit (if I finish the first!) as many will be the same.
In reply to Thanks that's what I did for… by GeoJenner
Yes, definitely most useful - thanks! I've been resorting to editing a page just to get its node number as well, and it's a royal pain.
In reply to Yes, definitely most useful … by Marc Sabatella
I got used to it so much, that I don't even notice the pain anymore 😉
Actually, this leads me to another question that I think I know the answer to, and another I am not so sure about:
1) Why are we doing this node business anyhow instead of the regular Markdown link syntax?
I assume the answer is, that this somehow does the right thing with respect to translations in a way that the regular link. I'm not sure I believe the regular thing doesn't, though - if we leave the "en" out of the URL in the link, doesn't it get filled automatically?
More importantly, though:
2) How are we supposed to link to particular headings within pages?
Is that what the "fragment" is about in some of the node links I see? So I guess those anchor tags don't get translated?
In reply to Actually, this leads me to… by Marc Sabatella
1) as the translated page may (and often will) have a different title, the 'vanity' URL will be different, so just dropping the "en" or replacing it with e.g. "de", just won't work. The node number will though.
2) yes, that's what it is and yes, translation not needed and even harmful (you'll never know where they are getting used)
In reply to 2) yes, that's what it is… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks, this makes sense now! I'll add info on "fragment" to the Editing the Handbook page, and update the links I already did the wrong way because I didn't know how to do this.