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diff --git a/doc/todo/ability_to_force_particular_UUIDs_on_blog_posts.mdwn b/doc/todo/ability_to_force_particular_UUIDs_on_blog_posts.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4bc3ffc8e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/todo/ability_to_force_particular_UUIDs_on_blog_posts.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +When converting an existing blog to ikiwiki it would be useful to be able to preserve any existing UUIDs on posts, in order to [avoid flooding aggregators](/tips/howto_avoid_flooding_aggregators/). + +Also, it should be possible to change the canonical URL of a post, i.e. the atom `<link>` (e.g. leaving a redirector behind) while keeping the same UUID (so that aggregators don't get confused). + +Ideally UUIDs for [blog posts](/ikiwiki/blog/) should be chosen when the post is created, and frozen permanently by checking them in along with the content. + +Perhaps ikiwiki's blogging functionality could be hooked up to the [meta plugin](/meta/plugin/), with a new meta keyword (uuid? feed-uuid? atom-uuid?) to achieve this. |