[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37974: Add multi-panel feature to pages through add_theme_support

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#37974: Add multi-panel feature to pages through add_theme_support
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 Reporter:  karmatosed      |       Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  4.7
Component:  Themes          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  ux-feedback     |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by karmatosed):

 @mor10 I did feel your flow was a little complex so for this case I've
 really tried to reduce to the simplicity that is required. I think we're
 rapidly getting complex with this and that's ok but I wanted to take a
 step back myself for my own headspace too. I also would love a text
 version of what you did as the writing in the photo is a little difficult
 to read and totally could be making assumptions there. Could you arrange
 that?

 I took a step back to simply see what actions the user would do each time.
 I have not suggested any 'hows' here merely, the user flow. This is not
 even a UI flow. The only assumption is a comment on what the user would
 feel was natural at that point.

 [[Image(https://cldup.com/y81qsA7j3J.png, 50%)]]

 This is a super simple way of viewing this outside the hows and whys. It's
 important to pull a few things out from this. Now a few things from this -
 they are mostly thoughts as I wrote this but put outside the sketch for
 unbias:

 - I didn't note what mechanisms could do this.
 - I note that as I thought the flow I didn't think about re-ordering. I
 actually think that's a great addition from your flow @mor10 and would
 like us to consider that potentially. Failing that we do of course have it
 with the simply reassigning to an area - maybe that's enough. I guess I
 was thinking it was in my flow.
 - Pages does give us everything users want edit wise if we're not creating
 content blocks. I think we need to move our mind away from widgets. I'm
 totally not convinced at all widgets show any better method here.
 - The Customizer gives us a lot of the functionality we need but there is
 also the option of the page itself that felt oddly natural.

 @helen you make some really good points. we should be constantly reminding
 ourselves we are not building content blocks here. This is simple a way
 for people to add multiple pages to a single page - to create what so many
 themes do already.

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