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Feature request: "Wikipedia" style revision history

Robert Armstrong 7 years ago in BLOX CMS updated by Kevin M. Cox 7 years ago 2

1) Wikipedia-style revisions would allow users to see the actual changes made between two versions of the same asset. Text would be highlighted that was deleted, added or changed, with an area for specific notes (if needed) for why the changes happened. User information could be seen when hovering over the changes to see who actually did the edit.


2) It's difficult to see currently what the actual changes or revisions have been made to an asset.


3) This feature would be used all the time by every staff member. Allows us to keep track of every change and why the change was made. Would especially be useful on long-form articles where what was changed or changes that need to be highlighted were missed.


4) All users would benefit from this feature. Our head editors and copyrighters would benefit most from it.

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You can clearly see the previous asset text on the left, and the right is the current (or latest selected) with the changes that were made to the asset. It could be even further clarified by highlighting with different colours.


Red = delete

Green = added

Orange = changes (ie: spelling)


Currently, if a staff member who did the edits is not around, we have to open up several of the previous revisons and compare them. By having the changes in one window and side-by-side, it's easier to see past changes and plan for future ones.

Love it, I've meant to request this for a while now. It would be so helpful!