I feel like MediaWiki also has a way to fix that, too, but it may only work at a page level and not at an anchor level.
c.f. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Redirect and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Section#Section_linking_and_redirects -derek On Tue, September 4, 2018 12:42 pm, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > Broken links can be handled by permanent redirects in the web server’s > .htaccess file. I think Derek would be the one to add those in. If you > compile the list for him to copy & paste, I’m sure that would help. The > end result is someone can click the old link from the mailing list and the > server will drop them in the new location. > > On a content note, I suspect you could have three separate headings for > “Managing GnuCash files”, “Configuring GnuCash” and “Customizing GnuCash”. > I’m thinking the latter to be more geared towards things like CSS and > where to put custom reports, while ‘Configuring’ is more related to > tweaking the app preferences. > > Regards, > Adrien > >> On Sep 4, 2018, at 9:43 AM, David T. via gnucash-devel >> <gnucash-devel@gnucash.org> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I am digging in to the FAQ page with an eye to rationalizing the >> accumulated mess. My hope is to make it easier for uers to find answers >> to their questions. >> >> Currently, the structure of the page does not accurately reflect the >> content of the questions. For example, the section “Installation >> Troubleshooting” covers two broad and disparate question areas. >> >> In addition, numerous questions have been placed haphazardly in sections >> to which they do not belong. For example, questions about theming do not >> belong under Installation (for Mac or Windows), but IMHO under “GnuCash >> Files and managing a GnuCash installation”, which itself would be better >> named “Configuring and Managing” >> >> On a practical level, as I rearrange the FAQ on some pretty substantial >> levels, questions and headings on the page will be changed. >> >> First issue: I do not see a way to see whether the wiki has any >> instances of links to a specific question. Clicking “What links here” >> only shows links to the overall FAQ page. >> >> Second issue: many links from the mailing lists will no longer work, >> which may cause problems for users searching the ML archives and >> retrieving the stale links. How should this be handled? >> >> Now, on a meta-level, I think the primary headings here might be better >> arranged as follows: >> >> 1. General Questions >> [move “Accounting Questions” to this section] >> 2. Installation >> 3. Using GnuCash [moved ahead of cunfiguring] >> 4. Configuring and Managing >> [Move “Customizing" questions from current section 8 to this section] >> 5. Troubleshooting >> 6. Exporting and Importing Data >> 7. Business Features >> [Move entire Developing GnuCash section of questions to the pages >> established for Developers] >> >> I welcome input and feedback. >> >> David >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-devel mailing list >> gnucash-devel@gnucash.org >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-devel mailing list > gnucash-devel@gnucash.org > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel > -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel