Footnote doesn't disappear when you click a link inside

saquetim · August 11, 2025, 6:50pm

The PR below addresses this issue:

github.com/discourse/discourse

DEV: Close footnote tooltip when trigger is removed

main ← dev/ensure-footnote-tooltip-is-closed

opened 07:38PM - 08 Aug 25 UTC

megothss

+57 -33

This PR ensures inline footnote tooltips are closed when their trigger element i…s removed from the page. - Refactors inline footnotes to use a Glimmer component and DTooltip - Replaces anchor triggers with components rendered via Glimmer - Adds acceptance test to verify tooltip closes when link inside tooltip is clicked - Improves reliability of tooltip teardown on navigation or interaction

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Footnote doesn't disappear when you click a link inside

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