[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18306: Make sample permalink clickable

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#18306: Make sample permalink clickable
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 Reporter:  scribu                               |       Owner:  helen
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  4.4
Component:  Editor                               |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing make-flow    |     Focuses:  ui,
  has-screenshots                                |  administration
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Comment (by helen):

 I did some light user testing of this with @markjaquith
 (frequent/experienced user) and @sarcasmically (infrequent user) in person
 at WC Tampa. There are not usually non-WP users at a WordCamp, so I have
 not tested with one yet :) Here's what I noticed:

 * Editing a permalink did not trip up either person. Mark did notice that
 the highlighted click-to-edit slug was gone and was now just a part of the
 link. For people who are accustomed to the click-to-edit slug, they may
 mis-click a couple of times before adjusting, which would be frustrating
 but not critical.
 * Having a default state of no buttons except for the "Edit" one for the
 permalink slug made it much more obvious what that section was to be used
 for.
 * The linked permalink sample was not obvious at all, and I'm becoming
 less convinced that it needs to link.
 * Being asked to view a post on the front end from an initial edit screen
 is not actually a very natural task and definitely came across as a forced
 test. After updating a post, having the view post link in the notice is
 frequently used and that will not change.
 * After using "Preview Changes" to view the post (also a more natural
 action from an edit screen than viewing the live version pre-update),
 sarcasmically eventually found the "View Post" link in the toolbar, and
 naturally found its "Edit Post" counterpart to go back to editing, which
 is a good thing about the toolbar link, which this proposal would also
 still keep.

 I would still like to run more tests, especially with non-WP users and
 with a flow that feels more natural than "view the live version of this
 post you're ostensibly editing but haven't done anything to yet". However,
 I am going to commit this now, as that also attracts more eyes and I won't
 be hurt if we have to revert this. I just want this to be resolved one way
 or another.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/18306#comment:52>
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