[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #56137: Excerpt in Quick Edit

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#56137: Excerpt in Quick Edit
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 Reporter:  saladgoat        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Quick/Bulk Edit  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion      |     Focuses:
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Comment (by webcommsat):

 Thanks for this suggestions @saladgoat .

 We have done some testing on this to see how easy it would be to add and
 edit text in the Quick Edit screen, particularly on smaller screens and
 devices. Writing custom excerpts could be more difficult in practical
 terms for users if it was editable in Quick Edit. It also could add a
 considerable amount of clutter to the Quick Edit view.

 We were uncertain of the mass value in practice of an editable excerpt
 option in Quick Edit when considering it against a variety of different
 types of posts and content. Some of the toolkits, social media testing and
 SEO tools that are in use are more effective if a user is editing the
 excerpt in the edit view of the post itself. Some of these tools display
 commentary or show previews of the excerpt, which are useful for language,
 length, how the excerpt will display in embeds and social media. If you
 edited the excerpt in Quick Edit, you would still need to go into the post
 to gain the benefit of such tools, and make any changes, and if necessary,
 check the tools again.

 Also writing or editing an excerpt in Quick Edit would be in the absence
 of being able to see the copy in the post itself. From how editors often
 use excerpts, it can be much easier to be able to see the copy you are
 creating an excerpt for and this leads to a greater accuracy and memory of
 the correct text when a user is needing to update a number of excerpts.

 @saladgoat did you have anymore thoughts on this or details you wanted to
 add? The above are my views from exploring this with others, but please do
 come back if you feel there is a further case for the change you have
 identified and if it is something you would like to work on to develop the
 idea. Thanks.

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