[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #59112: Plugin Dependencies design feedback

[WordPress Trac]

#59112: Plugin Dependencies design feedback
-----------------------------------+------------------------------
 Reporter:  afragen                |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                 |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install        |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-design-feedback  |     Focuses:  ui
-----------------------------------+------------------------------

Comment (by justlevine):

 Replying to [comment:3 kebbet]:
 > I'm thinking color codes on the ”Plugins" table for requirements met or
 not, green/red notice colors. Maybe the same style as the ”Add Plugins”
 page.

 Personally majorly against color codes if they're not giving you
 actionable information (i.e. red highlighting a _failed_ activation), and
 think this particular will just add cognitive load with no user-facing
 benefit.

 - In any plugin ecosystem build (e.g. Woo, TEC, Gravity Forms), most the
 installed plugins are dependencies, so now 2 thirds of your plugin page
 has distracting green highlights, even though nothing is actionable.

 - The red highlight for bad states aren't _as bad_ as the green ones,but
 still pretty ineffectual. Unless the plugin failed activation, then the
 disabled 'Activate' button conveys the issue without masquerading as a
 live error state (what the red notice scheme is currently usually used
 for). I could see maybe using a red-colored icon before the notice, but
 even that feels strongly like visual clutter.

-- 
Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/59112#comment:5>
WordPress Trac <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/>
WordPress publishing platform