[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53544: Admin menus on realistic sites are cluttered, overwheming

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#53544: Admin menus on realistic sites are cluttered, overwheming
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 Reporter:  iandunn             |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement         |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Menus               |    Version:
 Severity:  normal              |   Keywords:  needs-design
  Focuses:  ui, administration  |
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 On a site with a moderate amount of customization, the admin menu can
 quickly become cluttered and overwhelming.

 A few rough ideas:

 1. organize items into categories that are collapsed by default (similar
 to Gutenberg's Inspector sidebar). The categories could be around
 workflows like Publishing and Configuring; something less abstract like
 Post Types and Plugins; etc. The workflows idea might be difficult to
 implement while maintaining back-compat, due to how the item ordering is
 implemented.
 1. let the user hide items they don't use, similar to how dashboard
 widgets can be hidden via Screen Options.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53544>
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