Visual Focus Indication in Left Navigation

Rectangle Indicating Visual Focus

Following up on tracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.https://core.trac.wordpress.org/. ticket #28599, one of the proposed options is visual focus indication using a contrasting color rectangle around the border of the item selected. Since color alone should not be used as the only visual means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element, this is a second element in addition to color changes: dark gray to black when Plugins menu is selected, gray to blue text when sub-menu item Editor is selected.

Left navigation menu with Plugins menu selected showing contrasting rectangle around menu item bounding box.

PluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party menu selected, 2 px contrasting color rectangle indicating visual focus.

Left navigation menu with Editor menu item selected showing contrasting rectangle around menu item bounding box

Sub-menu item Editor selected, 2 px contrasting color rectangle indicating visual focus.