[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #26302: Specify display priority for list table columns

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#26302: Specify display priority for list table columns
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 Reporter:  helen           |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal          |   Keywords:  ui-focus
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 Responsive list tables hide certain columns via CSS. This is great, but
 it's essentially hardcoded into the admin CSS and, in some instances, we
 are not able to target specifically enough to not cause unintended hiding
 elsewhere.

 I propose a display priority concept - a column can be indicated as
 "high", "normal", or "low" priority (or similar), and breakpoints can
 progressively hide columns based on that priority. Core can be opinionated
 by default, but given the proliferation of custom post types and
 taxonomies, as well as the reuse of WP_List_Table, a developer API could
 be quite nice here.

 Example of the concept:
 http://filamentgroup.com/lab/responsive_design_approach_for_complex_multicolumn_data_tables/

 Previously: #26298 (bug caused by column names being the same between
 different object types but not of the same importance),
 [http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/18198#comment:77 #18198:77 (an
 experimental approach)]. Related: #25408 (indicating a primary column).

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