[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24013: Hide "Add Media" for some post formats

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#24013: Hide "Add Media" for some post formats
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 Reporter:  markjaquith     |       Owner:  markjaquith
     Type:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  high            |   Milestone:  3.6
Component:  Post Formats    |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch       |
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Comment (by johnjamesjacoby):

 We shouldn't hide the "Add Media" button when switching formats. Example:
 I went to post a Status update, and couldn't include an image from the
 media gallery. Considering what Twitter and Facebook have taught us about
 the ease of including media in status updates/asides, we should probably
 follow suit here.

 !WordPress should be providing users with ways to manage their content,
 not prevent them them from accessing it sometimes but not other times.

 It's also safe to say (from existing user testing on the other ticket)
 that users will experiment with different formats, because there's no
 direct link to see why they'd pick one over any other. If they have to
 switch to a Standard format to include an image in a Status update, we've
 complicated their experience by several clicks minimum.

 I think the idea is sound, but the current iteration of the collective
 posting UI doesn't yield a net-gain by hiding/showing the vanilla
 !WordPress UI elements. Somewhat tangentially, I'd almost rather we not
 hide the Title field and instead change the "Enter title here" text to say
 "Not used for this format" -- it cuts down on the jumpiness of hiding core
 fields, and isn't nearly as jarring to less experienced bloggers that
 might already be overwhelmed by the new UI.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/24013#comment:29>
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