[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38616: 4.7 About Page

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#38616: 4.7 About Page
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 Reporter:  helen           |       Owner:  melchoyce
     Type:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  4.7
Component:  General         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by celloexpressions):

 There are a lot of major customizer changes in 4.7, many of which have
 user-facing elements. It would be nice to highlight each of the
 significant user-facing items without clumping everything together
 generically. Some of these should be grouped, but many deserve dedicated
 sections with visuals (video would work well for several). We can also
 include a button or two that loads the customizer to demonstrate them. We
 can rig up a button to try out Twenty Seventeen in the customizer with:
 `/wp-admin/customize.php?theme=twentyseventeen` or a button to browse
 themes in the customizer with `/wp-
 admin/customize.php?autofocus[panel]=themes`, for example.

 Here is the initial proposed text (from a recent make/core update) for
 each of the customize feature projects (can be expanded for items that get
 their own section):
 - A new experience for themes in the customizer – #37661

 > Browse, install, and preview themes with a unified interface in the
 customizer.

 - Create pages within live preview during site setup – #34923, #38013,
 #38164

 > Add new pages while building menus and setting a static front page;
 outline your site directly in the customizer.

 - Code-editing gateways, via CSS – #35395

 > Fine-tune your site and take your theme customizations to the next level
 with custom css in the customizer.

 - Improving sliding panels UI – #34391, #34343, #29158

 > Customizer navigation is now faster, smoother, and more accessible.

 - Customize changesets (transactions) – #30937

 > Browse your site and switch themes more seamlessly within the
 customizer, as your changes automatically persist in the background.

 We also have several smaller customizer-related changes that would be
 worthy of mentioning. For edit shortcuts, here's a rough first pass:

 > Visualize editable sections of your site within the customizer preview,
 with edit shortcuts that bring you right to the controls for making
 changes.

 For Twenty Seventeen, I'd suggest borrowing some or all of the theme's
 description. It's already been carefully considered to market the theme
 within the context of the goals for 4.7 and to minimize its use of
 buzzwords. The current text is (reverting the change that removed header
 video):

 > Twenty Seventeen brings your site to life with header video and
 immersive featured images. With a focus on business sites, it features
 multiple sections on the front page as well as widgets, navigation and
 social menus, a logo, and more. Personalize its asymmetrical grid with a
 custom color scheme and showcase your multimedia content with post
 formats. Our default theme for 2017 works great in many languages, for any
 abilities, and on any device.

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