Community Wishlist/Wishes/Allow for deeplinking text (quote functionality)/en
Description
Wikipedia and its sister projects are widely used for quick fact-checking and sharing information in everyday life. While we currently have the ability to link to specific articles and even sections within those articles, there are many instances where users want to share just 1-2 sentences or a small portion of text. In such cases, it would be helpful if the URL functionality could be extended to allow sharing of specific, highlighted parts of text from a page.
This feature could work similarly to YouTube's ability to link directly to a particular timestamp in a video. When shared, the selected text could be highlighted and centered on the page, drawing immediate attention to the relevant portion without the need for manual scrolling or searching. This would enhance the user experience by making it easier to reference precise information.
Further details may be found on this discussion.
Assigned focus area
Unassigned.
Type of wish
Feature request
Related projects
Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikinews, Wikidata, Wikisource, Wikivoyage, Wikiversity, Wikispecies, Meta-Wiki
Affected users
Readers in general
Phabricator tasks
Other details
- Created: 23:26, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
- Last updated: 04:07, 22 October 2024 (UTC)
- Author: Klein Muçi (talk)