## Summary When wiki pages are **renamed or moved (path changed)**, existing links can break because URLs encode the page name/path, and in some cases the **editing history appears to be lost or disconnected** from the new location. Users expect wiki refactors (renames / moves) to behave like refactors in code: links should remain valid (via redirects or updated references), and page history should remain intact. ## Problem to solve - Wiki page URLs contain the page name and directory structure. - When a page is renamed or moved, existing links that point to the old URL can break. - In some cases, the page history is no longer visible at the new path, so users lose traceability of changes. - This makes it risky to reorganize wiki content over time, especially in larger deployments where links are widely referenced (emails, chat, external docs). ## Proposal - When renaming or moving a wiki page: - Preserve the full edit history for the page at its new path. - Provide a redirect (or equivalent mechanism) from the old path to the new path, so existing links continue to work. - Optionally: - Surface a small banner on the old path indicating that the page has moved (similar to the proposal in the "Move wiki page" work item), with a link to the new path. - Ensure that links within the wiki are updated where possible when pages are moved. ## Use cases - Reorganizing a wiki’s folder structure after a project grows. - Renaming pages to follow new naming conventions without breaking existing references. - Maintaining a clean URL structure over time while preserving history and inbound links. ## Workarounds today - Avoid renaming or moving pages once created. - Manually search and update links after a move. - Accept that some older links will break and/or that history may be harder to find. ## Customer evidence Customer reports that: - Links to renamed/moved wiki pages have broken in practice. - It appears that editing history is lost or hard to reach after moving a page. - They would expect a wiki to “just work” with stable links and preserved history when reorganizing content.