Editing a Title along with the story

[TeroWright]

(This was posted in the "How To" forum, but thought I'd post here too to see if I get a quicker response, short of asking Laurel directly who is probably swamped at the moment)

I have a story edit in progress, and it will affect the title as well. My question is, when I submit an edit, how do I go about mentioning that I want the title changed too?

I feel like if I put in the new title along with EDIT, that new title will be what is searched for to replace, and won't be found (at least not in an automated sense).

Should I put the title change request into the Note to Admin box at the bottom?

 

[jaF0]

Should I put the title change request into the Note to Admin box at the bottom?

That.

 

[TeroWright]

MUCH quicker reply! Thank you.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Be aware that a title change might lose all your metadata, scores, comments etc. Don't know for sure, but it's my understanding that the title is the key index for the story database.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Be aware that a title change might lose all your metadata, scores, comments etc. Don't know for sure, but it's my understanding that the title is the key index for the story database.

It should be ok. I did a minor tweak to one of mine, and it all stayed in place.

 

[ElectricBlue]

It should be ok. I did a minor tweak to one of mine, and it all stayed in place.

Good to know, ta.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

When Laurel does the edit, she just updates the relevant columns in the database, so the recorded stays the same along with all the votes and comments and such.

Now the only thing that might change is the link to the story. But if I remember correctly there is a way for you to change that. I forget where it is but I remember doing it to one of mine stories at the time.