I have posted a suggestion on trac, that might be a middle ground for 2.6. http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/6433
On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 9:12 AM, Daniel Woolstencroft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had similar thoughts to Stefano. At the moment I've got the "Forgot The > Category" plugin installed (http://dancoulter.com/forgot-the-category/) and > that's helped users to not forget. I've also tweaked it so it scrolls the > page down to the Category section if there's no category filled in. > > What would really help, and I mean this regardless of plugins, is if there > was a save post button next to the category section. Or if the whole > right-hand column followed you down the page. The "workflow" of the page is > going to be: > > Write Title > Write Post > Assign Tags (optional) > Assign Categories (optional) > Save/Publish. > > The main problem people are having right now, and I think the main source of > resistance, is that last step; you've got to scroll back up to the top again > to accomplish it. If you don't assign cats or tags, then it's not a problem, > but how many people honestly don't bother doing this? > > Another option would be to have a section beneath Categories, but before > Advanced Options, that allowed you to save and publish your post. This could > be achieved via a plugin, I think, but I can't find a hook to add something > immediately below the Category box - it appears that in 2.5 we can only add > to the very bottom of the write post page. > > Or, maybe we could place the "most used" categories in the right hand > column, and leave the entire list where it is? Again, I can't seem to find a > hook for doing this. > > Having used 2.5 in anger for over a week now, while I bring a new site > online, and then going back to 2.3 for my own blog, I can't help but say I > much prefer 2.5. After a brief period of adjustment it's a definite > improvement. The category box placement is my only real niggle, and I think > that can be resolved via a plugin if there aren't going to be any changes to > Core as yet. > > Dan. > > > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:43:50 +0100 > From: Stefano Aglietti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [wp-testers] AW: Write Page > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:49:56 -0700, Matt Mullenweg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >Others may never take to it, but that's okay, WP has always done what it > >considers best in core, avoided unnecessary options, and allowed people > >with differing opinions about how things should work to express that > >through plugins. We also watch usage of plugins closely, and might > >change the direction of the software based on something with grassroots > >popularity, in fact many of the major features in WP the past few years > >have been a result of this. > > To solve the "scroll problem" (that sound more fantasy related than > computer relted ;) ) would be nice when the user push the publish > button check if a category is assigned and some tags are added, if not > jump to category panel and tags panel with an ajax messagge that > invite to assign category(s) and tag(s) before publishing it, with a > done button in these box. When both button are pushed the post will be > really published (if no category is selected the default one is > assigned, if no tags are written no tags assigned to the post) > This way no scroll, no risk to forget to assign the right categories > to a post or missing tags. > > -- > > Stefano Aglietti - StallonIt on IRCnet - ICQ#: 2078431 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sites: http://www.40annibuttati.it (personal blog) > http://www.wordpress-it.it (WordPress Italia) > _______________________________________________ > wp-testers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers > -- -------------------------------- Charles E. Frees-Melvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.cefm.ca _______________________________________________ wp-testers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
