SIBLINGS and CHILDREN Require Both Parents Identified For Correct or ANY SIBLING/CHILD Relationship to Form

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By Kilgs on 07/20/2026


I know the expanded Relationships tab was just released but I didn't see another bug report that matched it. #1-If a character has only one known PARENT, then all of their listed siblings automatically become "Half-Siblings".
-This is a problem. In many games/stories, the parent may be known but not fleshed out yet for various reasons. But there is no way to remove that "Half-Sibling". And if it's a MYSTERY PARENT (fairly common trope), World Anvil can't deal with it except by means of a Generic Article. I play Pendragon and whether someone is a half-sibling or not is important. At the same time, I don't have time or energy to name and provide DOBs for every noble lady out there. I can think of many scenarios where this creates a problem.

#2 | If only one Parent is fleshed out, then the system breaks if you try to manually add a sibling.
I tried to get a img of the error message but now its just closing out the window. The system really does not like open-ended possibilities ;-)
The error message is in bright red when you try to add a sibling or other relative to a Single Parent and it says "Both Parents Must Be Identified..." And that's a major issue.

#3 | If No Parent Is Identified For A Character A Sibling Cannot Be Added (Not Even A Half).

So no Orphan brothers.... It won't let orphans can't be siblings now. What if their parents were generic cosmic forces or elements or something else that isn't a character.

As mentioned above, it is also really clunky even adding a Sibling to someone with one Parent. Only works about 1-out-of-5 times.
Here's the error message!!!

You must set both Biological Parents and/or both Adoptive Parents to continue.
-This Error Message does not allow you to click-through or clear it without fixing it.
Thanks! I love the new RELATIONSHIP INTERFACE!! I'm even willing to use the new interface when working with it.

DO NOT KICK US OFF THE OLD INTERFACE
  The new interface runs like a 1984 Apple IIe on a number of our computers. Things don't save properly. I click on a "New Character Article" and I get a "Geography" article because of lag or signal failure. It just runs like crap on my PC. Which is why we prefer using the OLD EDIT Interface due to massive lag, incorrect signal processing, and very slow-clunky navigation. My internet is fine but the New Interface just brings my WA game work to a snail's pace. It takes 10min to update a single entry on an article. For updating a number of Timelines, Characters, and Orgs after a session It just makes me want to tear my hair out. I can do all of my updates in less time using the OLD EDIT.


This system/service has been the tool I've wanted for 30 years. You're doing a great job. But please remember that constantly changing BASIC INTERFACE may leave some of us behind. If I have to click multiple times and type sentences more than once constantly then this service no longer does what I need it to do.

Steps to Reproduce



Make a Three Test characters (1,2,3). Now try and make C1 the parent of 2 and 3, then try and manually make 2 and 3 siblings.

Operating System

Windows

Browser

Google Chrome

Related Entity

NEW RELATIONSHIP interface.