[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39896: Customizer: Allow users to Draft changes before Publishing

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#39896: Customizer: Allow users to Draft changes before Publishing
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 Reporter:  melchoyce    |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  4.8
Component:  Customize    |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  ui
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Description changed by westonruter:

Old description:

> Inspired by drafting and revisions in the [https://wordpress.org/plugins
> /customize-snapshots/ Customize Snapshots plugin], the button design in
> [https://github.com/xwp/wp-customize-posts/issues/207 Customize Posts],
> and Press This, I want to propose a way to allow users to draft changes
> in the Customizer.
>
> This introduces a split button to the Customizer that lets you toggle
> between "Publish" and "Save Draft."
>
> This would pair nicely with the Revisions mockups introduced in #21666,
> but doesn't depend on it.
>
> Drafting would be helpful if you're setting up your site, or making some
> big changes, and you don't want to publish them just yet. With drafting,
> you can leave and come back to the Customizer later to finish making your
> changes.
>
> If you leave the Customizer without saving a draft or publishing your
> changes, the next time you enter the Customizer, you'll get a notice
> asking if you want to restore the autosave.
>
> In future iterations, once Revisions is built, we'll explore adding the
> ability to have multiple drafts of pending changes.
>
> Related: #31089, #39841

New description:

 Inspired by drafting and revisions in the [https://wordpress.org/plugins
 /customize-snapshots/ Customize Snapshots plugin], the button design in
 [https://github.com/xwp/wp-customize-posts/issues/207 Customize Posts],
 and Press This, I want to propose a way to allow users to draft changes in
 the Customizer.

 This introduces a split button to the Customizer that lets you toggle
 between "Publish" and "Save Draft."

 This would pair nicely with the Revisions mockups introduced in #21666,
 but doesn't depend on it.

 Drafting would be helpful if you're setting up your site, or making some
 big changes, and you don't want to publish them just yet. With drafting,
 you can leave and come back to the Customizer later to finish making your
 changes.

 If you leave the Customizer without saving a draft or publishing your
 changes, the next time you enter the Customizer, you'll get a notice
 asking if you want to restore the autosave.

 In future iterations, once Revisions is built, we'll explore adding the
 ability to have multiple drafts of pending changes. Also related is the
 ability to schedule the changes for publishing (#28580).

 Related: #31089, #39841

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