Linking question similar to GitHub issues

[Akhil]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe

Linking question similar to GitHub issues. Ability for user to link question while posting. Connection/link visibility on both questions

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[bang!]

I'm interested in developing this feature, can assign me the question?

[Sonui]

Hi @fenbox! I was wondering if there have been any updates on this issue? I'm interested in this feature and would love to be assigned to it.

[dashuai]

Sorry for the late reply, who of you two is willing to contribute to this issu?

@bangzzzz @sosyz

[Sonui]

Sorry for the late reply, who of you two is willing to contribute to this issu?

@bangzzzz @sosyz

If @bangzzzz doesn't have time, I can take it.

[Fen]

Hi @sosyz, I updated some ideas.

When question A references the link of question B, A will be associated as a backlink to B and displayed on the page of question B.

• Establish link under following conditions:

  • When question A is approved and in normal status
    • The content includes a link to question B (either a question or an answer)
    • OR an approved answer contains a link to question B (either a question or an answer)
  • When question A is closed
    • The closure reason includes a link to question B (either a question or an answer)

• Remove link under following conditions:

  • When question A is deleted
  • When question A is in normal status
    • The content and answers no longer contain a link to question B (either a question or an answer)
    • OR all answers containing a link to question B are deleted

Other rules:

• Display up to 5 posts, sorted by question popularity
• Click "More" to visit "all linked questions" page
• Do not link the question itself

Design file:

• Linked sections

  

• All linked questions page

  • path: /questions/linked/question_id
  • title: Linked Questions - {{ site_name }}

  

[Sonui]

@fenbox Thank you very much! The design diagram has been incredibly helpful for me. Displaying related issues on the sidebar would be a more suitable way for viewing them, I’ll follow the design to implement it.

Currently, I’m working on supporting associations via hashtags (e.g., starting with #) or question links. Do you have any suggestions for this part? Perhaps we need to add some hidden payload to prevent accidental links?

[Fen]

supporting associations via hashtags (e.g., starting with #) or question links

I agree and have no suggestions for now.

Perhaps we need to add some hidden payload to prevent accidental links?

I couldn't find some public information, but I think there may need to be some restrictions to prevent attacks through this feature. For example, if a post contains the IDs of all posts, it may affect the website's performance when published.

[Sonui]

Got it~ I will be mindful of this potential risk.