But if readers have editor or author permissions... they won't even see the Options (Settings) link. So why not leave it as a tab?
Overflow is certainly an issue as well. On Feb 13, 2008 4:50 AM, Tom Belknap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it's relevant to point out that not everyone who has an account on a > WordPress site necessarily administers the site. Lots of people are simply > readers or contributors. > > That said, the Options tab being conveniently located is certainly helpful > for us administrators, but if the point is to increase overall usability, > then the administrator is not the primary target. Also, the plan seems to be > to allow plugins to include their own tabs, so an Options tab may not be as > important as it once was. > > I do wonder, though, if any consideration has been given to overflow? Once > plugin developers get used to having their own tab in the interface, we're > going to end up with an awful lot of tabs. > > > > > >Message: 5 > >Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:09:28 -0800 > >From: "Bryan J. Harley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [wp-testers] Re: wp-testers Digest, Vol 36, Issue 14 > >To: [email protected] > >Message-ID: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > >I don't think that makes much sense. Settings (Options) tab is used > >quite frequently as most plugins install their control panels as > >sub-tabs in this area. It's rather irritating to have to "click over" > >to find this since its no longer a main tab. > > > >I hope the powers that be realize this and fix it! > > > >> Message: 2 > >> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:45:45 +1100 > >> From: DD32 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: [wp-testers] Reasoning behind admin navigation? > >> To: [email protected] > >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 > >> > >> I believe its to do with User testing and whatnot. > >> > >> The dashboard is only ever needed when logging in, users rarely go back to > >the dashboard once they've logged in > >> > >> Settings, user and plugins are also menu's which are not used as commonly > >> as > >the rest > >> > >> The main tabs are things which users commonly access, it'll also allow for > >greater room when adding extra tabs for plugins, Some plugins need he extra > >top menu, and doing it like this allows everything to fit on a smaller screen > >too. > >> > >> These are just my opinions, i've not seen any docs on the changes. > >> > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >_______________________________________________ > >wp-testers mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers > > > > > >End of wp-testers Digest, Vol 36, Issue 15 > >****************************************** > _______________________________________________ > wp-testers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers > _______________________________________________ wp-testers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
