[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23119: UX Improvements to nav-menus.php

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#23119: UX Improvements to nav-menus.php
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 Reporter:  lessbloat              |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                 |   Milestone:  3.6
Component:  Menus                  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  3.6-menus needs-patch  |
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Comment (by lessbloat):

 Replying to [comment:216 ocean90]:
 > What is the benefit of changing the metabox title ''Custom Link'' to
 ''Add Links''? These are all links which can be added to a menu.
 >
 > The prefix ''Add'' should be removed to be consistent with the other
 titles. IMO ''Custom'' should come back too, since there is still a way to
 get the old Link Manager back, which isn't meant here.

 One of the things we're still implementing is
 [http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/23450#comment:6 making the menu
 items into an accordion].  This improves the experience by decreasing the
 chance that the user will have to scroll to access all of the menu item
 options.

 One downside of having most of the menu items closed on the left side is
 that it becomes harder for a first time user to know what is going on
 there.  "Custom link" doesn't really convey any action.  By switching it
 to "Add links" I felt like the underlying functionality became more
 discoverable at a glance, and the concept became much more clear (that
 each of the accordion options on the left allow me to add menu items).

 An alternative could be to add a header above the accordion, something
 like: "Add menu items".  This would be less redundant in the use of the
 word "Add", but it would push the accordion options down (slightly), and
 make for much less of a balanced UI (right now it's
 [http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/23119?replyto=216#comment:181
 squared off nicely] with a straight line across the top of the menu items
 accordion box, all the way across to the menu editing box).  Happy to take
 a stab at it, if we think that approach would be better.

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