[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #19168: Change 'View Comment' button on comment.php?action=editcomment

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#19168: Change 'View Comment' button on comment.php?action=editcomment
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 Reporter:  ocean90                             |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)                        |  DrewAPicture
 Priority:  normal                              |      Status:  accepted
Component:  Comments                            |   Milestone:  4.4
 Severity:  normal                              |     Version:  3.3
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback ux-feedback  |  Resolution:
                                                |     Focuses:  ui
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Changes (by DrewAPicture):

 * keywords:  has-patch needs-refresh => has-patch dev-feedback ux-feedback
 * owner:   => DrewAPicture
 * status:  new => accepted
 * component:  Text Changes => Comments
 * milestone:  Future Release => 4.4


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:5 jane]:
 > View and Preview are fundamentally different things, and View
 links/buttons have a different place in the UI than Preview.
 >
 > ... that really ought to get moved out of the box altogether

 I agree. I think the Status box on edit-comment has ended up as sort of a
 dumping ground for all associated information for a comment. Plus the meta
 box name, Status, is kind of a misnomer and doesn't really follow the verb
 naming scheme like are used on Posts and Media for instance, which use
 Publish and Save, respectively.

 * Unlike posts, comments have a 'View Comment'-type button, never a
 preview button (dissimilar concepts)
 * Unlike posts, clicking Update redirects back to the comments screen so
 no editor messaging
 * Unlike posts, comments don't have statuses or visibility settings
 * Like posts, comments essentially have a permalink
 * Like posts, comments have an editing screen

 In [attachment:19168.2.patch] I've moved the 'View Comment' button from
 the Status meta box to a slug box that displays the permalink just like we
 do for posts and media. See [attachment:comment_permalink.png] for what a
 first run of this might look like.

 There's a lot more work we could do on this page, but I think this is a
 pretty good start in unifying the experiences a little bit.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/19168#comment:8>
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