Hello everyone, In regards to SIP-7 <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SOLR/SIP-7+Updated+Solr+Admin+UI> and SIP-10 <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SOLR/SIP-10+Improve+Getting+Started+experience> I would like to add my perspective and address the current concerns about implementing a new UI, so that we can take some actions and improve the overall quality and experience of Solr Admin UI.
There are many discussions and opinions about the UI and how to resolve the current issues, but they all led to the topic becoming stale. In my opinion, developing and introducing a new UI into the main repository piece by piece without replacing the current UI until feature-complete could - address all the issues currently reported (and not), - add new features, - replace the EOL framework and - improve the overall user experience. And the maintenance, which is one of the most important parts, could be addressed with the right choice of framework. I created a detailed writeup <https://docs.google.com/document/d/14F1QARdkIrmKXQ4zuWUuOXduH4v_XwZ_Zrd0d2jE468/edit?usp=sharing> for those who are interested, where I also write about the alternative approaches proposed in the past and listing the pros and cons of each one individually. I also started to improve this part by simply designing a new UI <https://www.figma.com/design/VdbEfcWQ8mirFNquBzbPk2/Apache-Solr-Admin-UI-v2-Concept> and addressing multiple issues at once. I have already received some community feedback <https://apachesolr.slack.com/archives/C01GVPZSSK0/p1718289047297999>, but it is far from production-ready and needs more input. I think this could be further refined and moved to development if there is consensus on that as the initial approach. What's your opinion about this approach and do you have any concerns that have not been addressed? Best regards, Christos
