[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64432: Editing Workflow: List front page first in Pages list as default

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#64432: Editing Workflow: List front page first in Pages list as default
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 Reporter:  amykamala          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration     |     Version:
 Severity:  minor              |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by sabernhardt):

 * keywords:   => close 2nd-opinion


Old description:

> As a user of WordPress on sites with >20 pages I frequently have to comb
> through multiple pages of the page list to find the front page. If you
> search "front page" it does not find the front page. The fastest way to
> find it ends up being to log in and go to the home page and hit edit
> post, while using the pages page is not fast unless its a very small
> site.
>
> Since that is the main and landing page of the website it should be
> listed first in the page list as a default, so it's always easy to find.
>
> https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39666 is still open and is asking
> for the front page to be made into a sticky/pinned item above the page
> list (I think) --- that seems overly complex and could add some confusion
> to the user experience (as noted in the comments if someone selects
> display 2 and then there are more than 2 displayed). It could simply just
> be listed first in the regular page list (no sticky) so it's easy to
> find. :)
>

> If WP wants to be more complicated about this there could be more options
> on the top of the page for how pages are listed i.e. front page first,
> top level menu pages first, pages with X criteria first etc etc. If WP is
> rolling with the pinned post ideas, users should probably be able to
> customize what posts are pinned in that case.
>
> But initially having the front page just be listed first would make
> editing the home page less tedious.

New description:

 As a user of WordPress on sites with >20 pages I frequently have to comb
 through multiple pages of the page list to find the front page. If you
 search "front page" it does not find the front page. The fastest way to
 find it ends up being to log in and go to the home page and hit edit post,
 while using the pages page is not fast unless its a very small site.

 Since that is the main and landing page of the website it should be listed
 first in the page list as a default, so it's always easy to find.

 #39666 is still open and is asking for the front page to be made into a
 sticky/pinned item above the page list (I think) --- that seems overly
 complex and could add some confusion to the user experience (as noted in
 the comments if someone selects display 2 and then there are more than 2
 displayed). It could simply just be listed first in the regular page list
 (no sticky) so it's easy to find. :)


 If WP wants to be more complicated about this there could be more options
 on the top of the page for how pages are listed i.e. front page first, top
 level menu pages first, pages with X criteria first etc etc. If WP is
 rolling with the pinned post ideas, users should probably be able to
 customize what posts are pinned in that case.

 But initially having the front page just be listed first would make
 editing the home page less tedious.

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Comment:

 I think the discussion for the Pages list table belongs on #39666. It has
 a few different ideas for the direction, but the original request sounds
 the same.

 For the next time you log in to //your// sites, you could:
 1. Go to the Pages listing, open Screen Options, increase the items per
 page, and click Apply.
 2. Find your front page in the Pages list, click Quick Edit, change the
 Order value to a //negative// integer, click Update, and refresh the page.

 The Gutenberg Pages listing could adjust the static front page position,
 too. (But if you try to change Order within the Editor right now, 6.9 does
 not support negative numbers or zero. See GB73820.)

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