Status: fully resolved

    Edit Project Name?

    Issue Number:
    49
    Severity:
    Moderate
    Description:
    I consider this moderate because it seems a bit of an inconvenience. Can we get a page name editing option in the Front Page editor? I've made a slight error in the name of my MedLab project, and I would like to change it. If we had the edit option, we wouldn't have to bother you with requests for project name adjustments.
    Comments:

    CleanCutRogue's picture
    CleanCutRogue
    August 19, 2007 - 10:19am

    I reference the project frontpage, forum, and top-level document via name.  I'll have to create a utility that renames not just the front page but also these other items.  It's currently dangerous and site-damaging to rename one without the others being identically-named.  If I started the site all over again from scratch, I'd have done it differently (would have created a table of referred nodes within my sql database) but it's too late now.  I currently refer to associated components by name.

    I can give you this feature, but it'll take a little bit of time.  If I can't create such a utility without leaving a potential for disassociation, I'll leave it up to site referees.

    3. We wear sungoggles during the day. Not because the sun affects our vision, but when you're cool like us the sun shines all the time.

    -top 11 reasons to be a Yazirian, ShadowShack


    CleanCutRogue's picture
    CleanCutRogue
    August 19, 2007 - 11:57am
    Okay - I have a new field at the top of your project page edit form, called "Rename Project" -- if you put something there and hit "Submit" it'll rename the project's front page, associated top-level document container, and associated top-level project forum.  I've tested it and it seems pretty safe.  I'll do some extended testing of this to make sure it doesn't break anything.  Only thing I worry about is: if you edit the name of the project while others are viewing an element of that project, a few of their links might get screwed up and they might get an Invalid Page error, but once their age re-freshes, all will be well.  I recommend alerting all members (using the Project Announcement feature) about the impending change, then doing it.
    3. We wear sungoggles during the day. Not because the sun affects our vision, but when you're cool like us the sun shines all the time.

    -top 11 reasons to be a Yazirian, ShadowShack


    Anonymous's picture
    Corjay (not verified)
    August 19, 2007 - 2:19pm
    I clicked an old link to get to the renamed page and it worked fine. Great job.