Suggestion: provide online links for all help topics, including the conceptual ones (about_*)

[mklement0]

Being able to read the online versions of help topics is always helpful:

• for better visual presentation and a more convenient UI

• to get the latest content (local content may be stale)

While that currently works for cmdlets - e.g. Get-Help -Online Get-Command - it doesn't for other types of help content, notably the conceptual about_* topics.

It would help if all downloadable help topics had a link to their online version.

[markroloff]

I can tackle this. Before I get ahead of myself @sdwheeler, will it interfere with the work being done in #1806?

[sdwheeler]

@markroloff Thank you for the offer. But please wait on this for now. About topics are published differently than the cmdlet help. I am working on getting FWLinks defined for all content.

[yecril71pl]

@markroloff Thank you for the offer. But please wait on this for now. About topics are published differently than the cmdlet help. I am working on getting FWLinks defined for all content.

Any progress?

[sdwheeler]

No progress. Because of the way the help system works in PowerShell, there is no HelpURI for about topics. The help system does not support it. It will take a change to PowerShell. We want to get there at some point.

[yecril71pl]

I am unable to locate the right technical issue for this.

[SamB]

@yecril71pl

I am unable to locate the right technical issue for this.

It looks like this has since been filed as PowerShell/PowerShell#13550.

[sdwheeler]

The online version metadata has been added to all About_ articles. However, PowerShell's help system has no way to use that information.