[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32711: Customizer Menus: link items should have view links also

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#32711: Customizer Menus: link items should have view links also
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 Reporter:  designsimply           |       Owner:  westonruter
     Type:  enhancement            |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                 |   Milestone:
Component:  Customize              |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:  ui, javascript
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Changes (by samuelsidler):

 * status:  reviewing => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix
 * milestone:  4.3 =>


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:8 westonruter]:
 > I just found a bug with the Original link: it is not populated for
 newly-added menu items.

 Can you file a new ticket for that? (See also #32814.)

 Just to recap this ticket:

 Currently, when you add a "Page" to a menu, it includes an "Original" link
 that lets you view said page. This is true in nav-menus.php and in the
 Customizer. In the case of the Customizer, the "Original" link opens in
 the live-preview view.

 However, for Custom Links, we don't currently show an "Original" link.
 This ticket proposes that we add an Original link if the content is on-
 site, by adding a check to see where the content is, and if it's not add a
 "View" link that opens in a new tab/window.

 Per the discussion today (see Slack link above), this is wontfix. If a
 user adds a Custom Link, there's no expectation of being able to click to
 see their content. They can always copy/paste the URL. While non-ideal, it
 works and it's functional. Additionally, there's nothing preventing them
 from clicking the link in the live preview of the menu and navigating to
 the on-site link.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/32711#comment:9>
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