Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):
- Open article with non-bare URL reference to be edited using visual editor
- Select reference to be edited and click convert
What happens?:
- The visual editor will overwrite the reference with the result from citoid without any checks if the generated reference is working. Information of the old reference is lost..
What should have happened instead? (minimal):
- The visual editor should not try to replace the non-bare URL references
What should have happened instead?: (optimal)
- The visual editor should show the information of old and new references side by side as part of the conversion process. The user can review the changes and manually copy the missing information from the old reference if needed.
Example diff:
- Citoid replaces the old hs.fi links with links to tilaa.hssanoma.fi (paywall info page). Also, the original access times and link descriptions were lost.
- https://fi.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reino_Bäckman&diff=prev&oldid=21369901&diffmode=source
Discussions in Finnish wikipedia: