Preserve Glossary Terms as Plain Text on Deletion
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When a glossary term is deleted, the system currently removes both the glossary reference and the associated text from article content. This behavior makes it difficult to reuse or retain the original wording within articles. We request an option to preserve the term text by converting it into plain text instead of removing it entirely.
Problem Statement
In the current implementation, deleting a glossary term results in the complete removal of that term from all associated articles, including the visible text. This creates several
issues:
-> Loss of content within articles
-> Difficulty in identifying where terms were previously used
-> Manual effort required to reinsert or replace removed text
Expectation
When a glossary term is deleted, users can choose between:
-> Remove completely
-> Convert to plain text
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Mohamed Shakheen
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Mohamed Shakheen
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Thank you for this well-articulated suggestion!
When a glossary term is deleted, losing the visible text from articles is often an unintended side effect. Authors who carefully worded that content around the term shouldn't have to manually reconstruct it across every article.
The two-option approach you've described is exactly the right pattern:
Remove completely - current behavior, retained for cases where removal is intentional
Convert to plain text - strips the glossary link but preserves the term wording in place
This gives authors control over the deletion behavior rather than forcing a single destructive outcome.
We've captured this as a product improvement request. We will share an update soon.