[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39896: Customizer: Allow users to Draft changes before Publishing

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#39896: Customizer: Allow users to Draft changes before Publishing
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 Reporter:  melchoyce    |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  4.9
Component:  Customize    |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by JoshuaWold):

 Based on a
 [https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C0381N237/p1504725296000135 Slack
 discussion], the proposed feature list that we'll try to get into
 WordPress 4.9 is:

 = 4.9 release =
 * Save draft button - Add dropdown under publish with “save draft” (like
 Customize Snapshots but removes naming changesets, save pending in
 dropdown, and scheduling)
 * If I save a changeset, leave the Customizer, and come back in the
 previously saved changeset is autoloaded, and trash icon appears (tooltip:
 delete draft)
 * If I make changes, don’t save, and leave the Customizer, when I return a
 notification asks if I want to restore the previously autosaved auto-
 draft. If the notification is dismissed, the auto-draft is deleted (look
 at Trac #35210 for inspiration)
 * When I’m working in Customizer, and save a draft of my work, if I make
 further changes the blue button is hijacked periodically and says “saving
 > saved” and stays in a grayed out state until a further change is made,
 then it goes back to “save draft” and the process repeats if I keep making
 changes
 * Include the “view changes on frontend” link from Customize snapshots

 = Sometime after 4.9 =
 * Update the scheduling flow, consider https://cloudup.com/ckGE1FGwJ_J,
 save and publish button flow section from:
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/timeline?from=2017-09-06T20%3A31%3A28Z&precision=second
 * Don’t include calendar UI for now
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/timeline?from=2017-09-06T21%3A02%3A32Z&precision=second
 until we can solve the accessibility issue
 * Keep “customization” word for now unless we can come up with an
 alternative

 cc @westonruter

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