Add series order link to series and new post selected series

[stevejburge]

I've seen several situations where two parts can share the same number. For example: #611

Should we make this impossible?

[olatechpro]

Not sure if any work needed to be done on this unless I didn't understand the issue.

If "Automatic Numbering" is disabled, the user can use any numbering they want which includes using same part for as many series as they want.

@stevejburge

[stevejburge]

@olatechpro My thought is that it makes no sense for more than one post to be "Part 10", or another number

Every part number should be unique

[olatechpro]

That shows we're going back to a problem we fixed by adding that "Automatic Numbering" settings which is inability to make changes easily.

For example, if Part 10 exist and the user want to have new part 10 then change the previous part 10 later.

If we decide to auto increase to next number, that leads to previous problem with auto series and related issue.

After our previous fix, it's not possible to have same part when automatic numbering is enabled but if disabled, user are responsible for the value but if you don't want this, then make a full proposal of how this should be so it can be noted instead of introducing part bugs we were trying to fix by introducing the settings @stevejburge

[stevejburge]

Thanks @olatechpro. I appreciate this is difficult.

Some ideas:

1. We just make it impossible for a post to have the same part number. If you try to add a post as "Part 2" and that already exists in the series, there's an error message.

2. We find more ways to point people to this screen: /edit.php?page=manage-issues&action=part&series_ID=

Maybe this link goes to that screen?

Maybe we replace the "Icon" column with a link to "Series Order":

[olatechpro]

@stevejburge This is more complicated than you explain.

How do you think this should happen with error output.

We prevent post submission when creating or updating post with message?

And in quick edit, how does it work?

I’m not sure if this issue what the implementation.

[stevejburge]

@olatechpro That's a good point. The error output will be tricky.

Maybe we go all-in on links to the "Series Order" screen. I have two examples above. Here's a possible third example link in the metabox. Next to any selected series, we show a "Series Order" link?