+Ms Maddy Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Did this feature vanish? I have a related web page on a previous listing, but there’s no option on my newly-created cache listings ? Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, Ms Maddy said: Did this feature vanish? I have a related web page on a previous listing, but there’s no option on my newly-created cache listings ? Yes, I believe it vanished. That's my recollection. Quote Link to comment
+Ms Maddy Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 Oh no ? it added value on occasions when it was used Quote Link to comment
+thebruce0 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 It was removed but listings using the value are 'grandfathered' in that the web page will remain available unless it's deleted from the listing by the CO, after which it can't be returned. If you have a listing with a related URL, don't delete it from the listing! But yes, new listings don't have that field any more. Quote Link to comment
+noncentric Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 That change, along with several other updates, were announced in the December 7th, 2017 Release Notes thread. Quote Link to comment
+DyverDown Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 I guess that kinda tips the hand about Wherigo support..... That was a handy way to link the page to the cartridge with the cache page. DD Quote Link to comment
+thebruce0 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Most people I've seen recently have just been adding the link to the description anyway. Not a big loss on that front. Quote Link to comment
+noncentric Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 10 hours ago, thebruce0 said: Most people I've seen recently have just been adding the link to the description anyway. Not a big loss on that front. Agreed. It is just as easy to link the cartridge within the main body, cache description, of the cache listing. It can even be made more noticeable in the cache description by using font colors/sizes. Also, the cartridge should be linked in the cache description because that's the only place that app users can see it. App users can't see the Related Web Page link. Not just the Official App, but other geocaching apps as well. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Isonzo Karst Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 The related web page field was removed from the CSP several years ago. I don't trust my memory on that, but it's been several years ;-) Dec 2017, it also disappeared from the edit page. Many devices don't support it. PQs have never supported it. It's never been a good way to get important info to users. Oddly, when Wherigo was new, Wherigo owners were told to use it for cartridge link. It was an odd requirement even then, given that it meant many users would not have a link to the cart from many ways of downloading the Wherigo gpx. 1 Quote Link to comment
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