[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:  4.9
Component:  Customize    |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by melchoyce):

 Replying to [comment:41 JoshuaWold]:
 > Based on a
 [https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C0381N237/p1504725296000135 Slack
 discussion], the proposed feature list that we'll try to get into
 WordPress 4.9 is:
 >
 > = 4.9 release =
 > * Save draft button - Add dropdown under publish with “save draft” (like
 Customize Snapshots but removes naming changesets, save pending in
 dropdown, and scheduling)
 > * If I save a changeset, leave the Customizer, and come back in the
 previously saved changeset is autoloaded, and trash icon appears (tooltip:
 delete draft)
 > * If I make changes, don’t save, and leave the Customizer, when I return
 a notification asks if I want to restore the previously autosaved auto-
 draft. If the notification is dismissed, the auto-draft is deleted (look
 at Trac #35210 for inspiration)
 > * When I’m working in Customizer, and save a draft of my work, if I make
 further changes the blue button is hijacked periodically and says “saving
 > saved” and stays in a grayed out state until a further change is made,
 then it goes back to “save draft” and the process repeats if I keep making
 changes
 > * Include the “view changes on frontend” link from Customize snapshots

 Is the proposed UI sketched out and mocked up somewhere? It seems we're
 veering away from clear drafting and revisions and more into the Customize
 Snapshots plugin, which IMO is not very intuitive or user friendly.

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