Internal Links in Content Snippets

1 Initial Problem

The page editor does not offer the use of internal links when the following content-types are used in content-snippets:

• Paragraphs
• Sections
• Media Objects: Instance Link Areas / Default Link Areas

Please note that the above content types are often used inside of other content types, a paragraph inside a data table or a column layout for example. We assume that once internal links work within paragraphs in a content-snippet, we then will be able to use them in data tables as well by:

- creating a content-snippet in a media pool
- adding a column layout
- adding a paragraph in one column of the layout
- insert an internal link in the text paragraph

2 Conceptual Summary

We propose to add internal links to the content types above for use within content snippets. Internal links can be created the exact same way as it would be if the content type the link gets added to exists outside a content-snippet.

3 User Interface Modifications

3.1 List of Affected Views

When working with content-types in a content-snippet:

• editing text / paragraphs
• inserting / editing a section
• inserting / editing the advanced properties of media objects (instance linked areas and default linked areas)

3.2 User Interface Details

3.2.1 Current Problem

3.2.2 Proposed Solution

3.2.3 Edit Text (in content snippet)

3.2.4 Insert Section (in content snippet)

3.2.5 Media Object: Advanced Settings (in content snippet)

3.3 New User Interface Concepts

No new interface concepts.

3.4 Accessibility Implications

No accessibility implications.

4 Technical Information

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5 Privacy

No privacy implications.

6 Security

No security implications.

7 Contact

• Author of the Request: Sesterhenn, Fabian [sesterhenn]
  
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8 Funding

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• TH Köln

9 Discussion

Sesterhenn, Fabian [sesterhenn], 29 Feb 2024: Aside from the ILIAS core/trunk development for ILIAS 10 we would like a patchfile for ILIAS 8 and 9 to be able to use this feature earlier.

10 Implementation

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