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Consider adding feedback routes for documentation pages

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enhancement
Dominant language
Python
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48
Forks
10
Avg merge
2d 19h
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

mkdocs-material has a means for adding a user feedback widget.

In the docs for mkdocs-material, someone responding "no" to the "Was this page helpful?" prompt at the bottom of a page gets a prompt to fill in a Google Form to supply detailed feedback. This is currently an "insider" only feature: we'd have to wait for a little bit longer for this feature to be funded in the open source version.

This talk from a Twilio developer illustrates the usefulness of direct feedback for documentation.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No repository file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reviewing how the documentation site is configured and the open-source limitations described in the mkdocs-material feedback documentation. Define the desired feedback flow and destination, then verify it works on documentation pages.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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