This is virtually the same wish as one that was rejected without explanation. Based on this discussion, I'd like to give this idea a bump to see if it will be reconsidered.
Steven originally asked for:
http://mysite.wikidot.com/category:name/delete/true
and
http://mysite.wikidot.com/category:name/delete/rename
I think http://mysite.wikidot.com/category:name/delete/true is enough. The URL parameter should call the delete function just as if the user clicked the delete button on the target page. Then the built-in dialogs can handle whether the page gets renamed or permanently deleted.
This would be a great addition and would allow us another good option for page management on our sites.
Agreed… however…would do the rename also… i case.. you never know…
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Yes. @Steven: ed is requesting the behaviour that you see when you select options > delete. This includes renaming the page to the deleted category as an option.
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Indeed he does but I would suggest to skip that functionality… I hate to have to click three times before a page gets deleted. Activating the build link (…link…/delete/true) will delete the page and return to the page where the delete-button was pushed. The user will have the feeling that he never left the page, and deleted the other page by one click only… SO for precaution I would suggest to also have the delete/rename suffix to the URL.
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My thought was as leiger said. While the "user experience" would be much better with both options as you describe, it could be a bit dangerous if permissions aren't set properly. I also suspect having a "quiet" mode for deleting/renaming pages with no more user input required may be harder to implement.
I was hoping my idea could be implemented easily and quickly and then we can work on wearing the team down (or bribing them with beer and pretzels!) to support your method (which I really think is the ideal way to do it).
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Returning to the previous page in this single case may be tricky. However, I think every time a page is deleted, the user could get sent back to the previous page.
If I understand you well rurwin, you mean that you will not end up on a page "create this page" after you just have deleted it… In all cases, also with a regular manual deletion of a page…?
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Yes.
I'd love to see a small addition made to Hash Magic URIs (see my blog post) to support the delete function.
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