Oddities in Relationship Finder and Connection Finder.

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If I go to the connection finder at
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:Connection
the form is automatically populated with my own WikiTree ID.

If I type a second WikiTree ID and hit <Enter>, it loads the connection as, e.g.,
https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Connection&action=connect&person1Name=Waldron-201&person2Name=Collins-1984&relation=0&ignoreIds=
with the two WikiTree IDs in the URL.

If I click the Relationship Finder tab above the form, I am brought to
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:Relationship
and again the form is automatically populated with my own WikiTree ID.

However, if I click the link to the Relationship Finder below the form, I am brought to
https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Relationship&action=calculate&person1Name=Waldron-201&person2Name=Collins-1984
with the form and URL now automatically populated with the two WikiTree IDs whom I had been comparing in the Connection Finder.

All fine so far.

However, if I now edit one of the WikiTree IDs and hit <Enter>, the Relationship Found is updated, but the URL in the address bar does not change to reflect the new WikiTree ID(s).

If I find an interesting relationship and decide to share it, there is a danger that I will copy and share the URL from the address bar without noticing that the WikiTree IDs in the URL have nothing to do with the last two people that I compared, and then the person to whom I send the link will be completely mystified!

This behaviour is the same in Firefox and in Chrome.

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Another quirk, possibly unrelated, and browser-specific:

If I go to
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Collins-1984
and select "Connection to Me" from the Collins-1984 menu, I am brought to
https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Connection&action=connect&person1Name=Collins-1984&person2Name=Waldron-201&relation=0&ignoreIds=

If I then go back in Chrome, I go back to the original profile page, as expected.

However, if I do the same in Firefox, I am brought to
https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Connection&action=connect&person1Name=Collins-1984&person2Name=Waldron-201
(with the last two parameters stripped off the end of the URL), and I have to go back a second time to get back to the original page.

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Both are just minor annoyances, but may be easily fixed.
in WikiTree Tech by Paddy Waldron G2G6 Mach 6 (62.0k points)
Several days ago I posted about some menus automatically doing things.

It seems like there are some software glitches.

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