[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47541: Improve Messaging for Empty Dashboard State

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#47541: Improve Messaging for Empty Dashboard State
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 Reporter:  mdrovdahl       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  minor           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |     Focuses:  ui
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Description changed by SergeyBiryukov:

Old description:

> When all columns in the wp-admin dashboard are empty (see below), the
> per-column messaging of "Drag boxes here" is suboptimal. In this state,
> there are no meta boxes to drag, but instead meta boxes must be added by
> going to the "Screen Options" menu.
>
> Steps to reproduce: provision a new WP site. Go to the wp-admin dash >
> open Screen Options, unselect all, close Screen Options. Close your eyes,
> take a deep breath and pretend you don't know WP as deeply as you do,
> imagine someone else setup your dashboard this way. Open your eyes and
> try to make sense of "Drag boxes here".
>
> Screencaps: https://cloudup.com/cF9DZ3koo0x
>
> Ideas for improving this...
>
> MVP: change the "Drag boxes here" messaging from
> https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36295 to read "Drag boxes here,
> or add boxes from the Screen Options menu"
>
> Better: detect the state where ALL columns are empty and conditionally
> present a different, more contextually appropriate message, eg: "Add
> boxes from the Screen Options menu". Maybe a change around here
> https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/wp-
> admin/js/postbox.js?rev=36295#L194 could accomplish this.
>
> Related:
>
> * https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36295
> * https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/26399
>
> CC @johnbillion and @xavortm given their prior involvement in this area.

New description:

 When all columns in the wp-admin dashboard are empty (see below), the per-
 column messaging of "Drag boxes here" is suboptimal. In this state, there
 are no meta boxes to drag, but instead meta boxes must be added by going
 to the "Screen Options" menu.

 Steps to reproduce: provision a new WP site. Go to the wp-admin dash >
 open Screen Options, unselect all, close Screen Options. Close your eyes,
 take a deep breath and pretend you don't know WP as deeply as you do,
 imagine someone else setup your dashboard this way. Open your eyes and try
 to make sense of "Drag boxes here".

 Screencaps: https://cloudup.com/cF9DZ3koo0x

 Ideas for improving this...

 MVP: change the "Drag boxes here" messaging from [36295] to read "Drag
 boxes here, or add boxes from the Screen Options menu"

 Better: detect the state where ALL columns are empty and conditionally
 present a different, more contextually appropriate message, eg: "Add boxes
 from the Screen Options menu". Maybe a change around here
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/wp-
 admin/js/postbox.js?rev=36295#L194 could accomplish this.

 Related:

 * [36295]
 * #26399

 CC @johnbillion and @xavortm given their prior involvement in this area.

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