Add documentation for "Restore" wiki functionality
What does this MR do?
Updates the wiki documentation to reflect the new restore functionality for wiki pages and templates, which allows users to restore previous versions of wiki content.
- Wiki pages and templates now include a Restore this version button on historical version pages.
- Users can access this through the page history (Wiki actions → "Page history").
- The button appears only when viewing past versions of wiki pages/templates.
User workflow:
- Navigate to any wiki page or template.
- In the upper right, select Wiki actions, then select Page history.
- Open any historical version.
- In the upper right, select Restore this version to restore that version.
- In the commit dialog, enter a Commit message and select Restore.
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Documentation sections to update
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Wiki documentation - Add section about reverting to previous versions. -
Wiki templates documentation - Include revert functionality for templates. -
Version history documentation - Update to mention the new revert option.
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Related issues
- Original issue: #383833
- Implementation MR: !209758 (merged)
Author's checklist
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Edited by Brendan Lynch