[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #4176: Request for a URL field on support forum replies

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#4176: Request for a URL field on support forum replies
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 Reporter:  amboutwe        |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:
Component:  Support Forums  |   Keywords:
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 Currently, the only way to add a link that is not visible to search
 engines is to enter the URL in the 'Link to the page you need help with:'
 field when the topic is first created. This field cannot be edited
 afterwards.

 It would be helpful if the 'Link to the page you need help with:' field
 would be added for replies in addition to the original topic creation.
 This would help users that forgot to add the URL and users that don't want
 to share a URL publicly.

 Some initial thoughts:
 * The field should automatically be hidden when a topic is marked as
 resolved so only mods can see them behind the scenes. This would help mods
 as they would likely receive less requests to remove URLs after a topic is
 closed.
 * The field would be limited to those with the rights to close the topic
 (OP, mods, plugin/theme authors, support, etc) to limit
 irrelevant/spam/abuse URLs from being added to a topic.

 Was discussed in Slack #forums and brought here for a more in-depth
 discussion.

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