[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #61040: Provide a framework for plugin onboarding experiences

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#61040: Provide a framework for plugin onboarding experiences
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 Reporter:  jorbin       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  administration
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Comment (by chrisbadgett):

 Onboarding is different from configuration in my view. Configuration is
 more like a synonym for settings which most plugins have a link for in the
 admin and on the plugins list view.

 I believe onboarding is more like the "first run" experience immediately
 on activation of new software. First run onboarding is a critical window
 of time for new users to customize key settings, input the most important
 data, and choose to install required elements requiring consent.

 "Get Started" is better messaging in my view to make it clear that we need
 to start for the first time and can trigger first run onboarding flows.

 I do like the challenge for smarter defaults and am thinking about how we
 can improve here. But also some experiences are helpful to the user,
 beyond smart defaults, with a customizable onboarding flow like when you
 first turn on a new Macbook Pro and immediately enter a wizard.

 I also understand how some web hosts and developers wish to install
 multiple plugins from repositories at once without setting them up through
 a wizard. In this case we could benefit from the end user knowing they
 still need to "Get Started" with the plugins and themes that have skipped
 the first run onboarding.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61040#comment:28>
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