[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #54119: Customize: Always Show Homepage Settings

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#54119: Customize: Always Show Homepage Settings
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 Reporter:  donalirl                 |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Customize                |     Version:  4.7
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion needs-patch  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by dlh):

 * keywords:  2nd-opinion => 2nd-opinion needs-patch
 * version:  5.8.1 => 4.7
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review => Future Release


Comment:

 Hi @donalirl, and welcome back to WordPress Trac! Thanks for this ticket
 and the clear rationale behind it.

 Couple things that come to mind:

 * The "Add New Page" button is not available when the `allow_addition`
 control parameter is `false`. See [38906]. It sounds to me as though the
 spirit of this enhancement would dictate that Homepage Settings always be
 shown only when `allow_addition` is `true`?
 * My initial reaction was that the UX benefits of always showing Homepage
 Settings would be offset somewhat if the user was met with a blank
 dropdown and had to figure out that they needed to manually add a page
 before the dropdown was usable. By contrast, the Menus panel displays
 special text for the case where a site doesn't have any menus yet, and a
 tailored experience like that might do well for an always-on Homepage
 Settings too.

 I've put this enhancement into `Future Release` for now; a proof-of-
 concept patch for broader testing and feedback would be a great next step.

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