[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32396: Settings Reduction

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#32396: Settings Reduction
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 Reporter:  chriscct7                            |       Owner:  chriscct7
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  4.4
Component:  Administration                       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing dev-         |     Focuses:
  feedback make-flow                             |
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Comment (by chriscct7):

 Replying to [comment:51 ryan]:
 > Attached are some shots of dotcom's settings simplification. Some things
 to like:
 >
 > * Writing remains so that plugins like Press This Extended don't turn
 general settings into a long scroll.
 > * There are no Settings submenus in the admin menu. Submenu elimination
 brings us closer to touch usability.
 https://make.wordpress.org/flow/2015/06/13/the-top-5-impediments-to-flow-
 on-touch-devices/#submenus
 >
 > An Import settings tab is in the works.

 I like no-submenus thing, but I'm not going to have the time to shepard a
 UX change like that through 4.4. In an ideal world, the settings pages
 would also have some sort of API even if that just means putting all the
 settings's HTML into a PHP array that can be passed through a filter so
 people can add and remove settings more easily (same would go for the user
 settings pages). If someone is wanting to work on either of those I'll be
 happy to help with it.

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