[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37661: A New Experience for Discovering, Installing, and Previewing Themes in the Customizer

[WordPress Trac]

#37661: A New Experience for Discovering, Installing, and Previewing Themes in the
Customizer
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
 Reporter:  celloexpressions         |       Owner:  westonruter
     Type:  feature request          |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  high                     |   Milestone:  4.9
Component:  Customize                |     Version:  4.2
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots has-     |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility,
  user-testing has-ux-feedback has-  |  javascript
  patch needs-testing                |
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------

Comment (by folletto):

 Ok, I uploaded two iterations with two possible directions. i4.1 and i5.

 Both include mobile, but i4.1 keeps the i4 design as is, and uses the
 existing Customizer pattern to switch between the two view. It works, but
 it's a bit... cumbersome and unintuitive?

 So I re-read the feedback, tested out a few hacks in CSS on the current
 prototype, and I prepared i5, which however requires changing also the
 option-box approach. I think I managed to balance the loss of clarity of
 not using an option-box enough, while I feel the gain in terms of mobile
 navigation is '''major'''. The i5 design also splits out the "Upload"
 button like the alternative I outlined above, given it requires that space
 to place the mark and the chevron.

 The i5 design also requires a switch of how the default is managed on
 mobile screens, but I think it's worth the gain in clarity it obtains.

--
Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37661#comment:182>
WordPress Trac <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/>
WordPress publishing platform