[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #58854: Users should be able to reset their user preferences to default

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#58854: Users should be able to reset their user preferences to default
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 Reporter:  bozzmedia        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Users            |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by NekoJonez):

 It's something that is tricky to implemented... Since what are default
 settings? Is that what comes out of the box when you install WordPress or
 when you install the Gutenberg plugin...? Or what if you bulk reset your
 users' view and now some of them are confused because some of their
 buttons are in different places?

 Also, this can potentially cause accessibility risks. Since sometimes a
 setting might have to be on for a reason.

 While I see the reason and the use case for this idea, I also see a
 potential feature creep for this and it becoming a rabbit hole with no end
 in sight. I'm not against the idea but I'm just think we should scope this
 out more instead of seeing it so broad right away.

 Like:

 - What are the default settings? Should an admin be able to make a "site
 default" or not?
 - Where will an admin set these settings/reset them?
 - What if that user is still logged in? Will their editor refresh,
 potentially loosing progress...?
 - What if users do this be accident and want to revert to a previous
 state?
 - ...

 Maybe a better idea would be that you have a way to set a default set of
 settings and that users can go back to those settings from the menu? Just
 thinking along and out loud here.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58854#comment:1>
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