[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41612: "URL" field in Media Modal confusing for newer users

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#41612: "URL" field in Media Modal confusing for newer users
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 Reporter:  melchoyce                         |       Owner:  audrasjb
     Type:  enhancement                       |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                            |   Milestone:  5.2
Component:  Media                             |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                            |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-screenshots has-patch commit  |     Focuses:  ui,
                                              |  accessibility
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Comment (by afercia):

 @melchoyce (et all!) I'm having second thoughts on this change and
 wondering if a follow-up ticket to iterate would be valuable.

 Currently, WordPress uses this in a few places:

 [[Image(http://cldup.com/_Vd1w_yHr3.png)]]

 Some thoughts:
 - is there the need for a readonly input field in the first place?
 - are users supposed to be able to actually ''see'' the URL in its entire
 length?
 - clicking within the input field and moving to the right to see the URL
 last part is annoying and hard to do for some users (assuming users know
 how to do it)
 - the label "Copy Link" might suggest the idea that clicking there
 actually copies the URL to the clipboard, but there's no such
 functionality
 - what about to ''entirely remove the input field'' and just use a "Copy
 link" button?

 In other parts of the admin, for example in the Edit Media page, this
 input field is labelled "File URL", where "URL" is still confusing:

 [[Image(http://cldup.com/JR5JIxq0Xe.png)]]

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41612#comment:48>
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