[Typo3-typo3org] Fwd: Broken Link In "Inside TYPO3"

[Robert Lemke]

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> OK, persuaded. But I just want to point out that my mapping-idea was in
> fact made to do the best possible job of keeping old URLs functional :-)

Of course your idea was brilliant ;-)

>> And now comes the part with the version number: I still think we should
>> have the version number in the URL, because *the document of a certain
>> version never changes*! If you link to a certain version of the document
>> you can always be sure that the chapter and sections exist.
> 
> of course, but most people will enjoy to link to the most _current_version
> of a document and therefore you must map "current" to the current
> document. Otherwise everyone will have to constantly update their links...

> I think people should make links to ".../current/..." most of the time.
> Eg. "Here is a link to GIFBUILDER" - and of course everyone wants to see
> the CURRENT attributes, not some that are 2 years old.
> If version 0.1.0 is removed, yes, we can fall back to the most current
> version of course.

>> So, what do you think? Would
>>typo3.org/documentation/document-library/extension-manuals/view/templavoila/0.1.0/introduction/what-does-it-do
>> be a solution which we could live with for a very long time?
> 
> Yes,  if the links exclude "0.1.0" by default so search engines and people
> bookmarking links are blind to the version they link to.

Okay, how about this URL:

http://typo3.org/documentation/document-library/extension-manuals/view/templavoila/latest/introduction/what-does-it-do

  a) "latest"
  b) "current"
  c) ""

I opt for a) because it's easy to implement and tells what it is.

- -- 
Robert Lemke
TYPO3 Association - Research & Development
Member of the board
http://association.typo3.org

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