[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #45000: Eliminating "Add New" Button Beside Titles in Admin

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#45000: Eliminating "Add New" Button Beside Titles in Admin
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 Reporter:  s3w47m88     |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |    Version:  4.9.8
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:  ui-feedback ux-feedback 2nd-opinion
  Focuses:               |
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 This is apart of a bigger project for my staff and I, you can find the
 context here https://www.theportlandcompany.com/2017/09/10/proposed-
 improvements-to-the-wordpress-ui/.

 Our goal is to clean up the UI, especially to reduce scrolling on mobile,
 with three principles in mind:

 - Context Visibility - Only show something when it's in context.
 - Add With Purpose - If something, such as padding or margins, don't serve
 a purpose, don't add them.
 - Simplify Number of Actions - If a step can be avoided in a process,
 avoid it.

 We propose eliminating the Add New button that appears beside Titles when
 on various admin pages because:
 - There is already a button in the admin menu on the left.
 - The position of the button changes depending on the length of the title,
 disorienting users.
 - On mobile, especially, it makes the page look broken as a result of the
 above mentioned issue.
 - Feedback from dozens of clients we've trained concur - for some reason -
 that they are confused by multiple "Add New" links/buttons. Maybe this is
 subjective - we're not confused by it and feel multiple access points is
 helpful, but only when it's in a sensible and easy to accessible place. We
 think maybe because "Add New" is appearing next to the page title they
 don't understand it's creating a new Post, but rather something related to
 whatever they titled that page.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/45000>
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