Network Help Text: An update + sites.php
On top of everything else, revising the Network Admin help text got kinda of got pushed to the side. I’m working this weekend to get a better handle on the project.
- On the tracking ticket, #23163, I incorporated changes from @raggedrobins in the patch for
/network/index.phpas previously discussed on make/docs. Note the initials notation in the patch name. I fully intend to get credit for contributors, whether they’re making patches or not. So we need to try to keep track of that. - On that note, I’m almost finished with my tutorial for making Help Text patches in the make/docs handbook. Updates on that soon.
- I also took the opportunity today to start additionally working on the
/network/sites.php(Sites) screen help text. The following is the first pass:
Before:
Tab: Overview
Add New takes you to the Add New Site screen. You can search for a site by Name, ID number, or IP address. Screen Options allows you to choose how many sites to display on one page.
This is the main table of all sites on this network. Switch between list and excerpt views by using the icons above the right side of the table.
Hovering over each site reveals seven options (three for the primary site):
- An Edit link to a separate Edit Site screen.
- Dashboard leads to the Dashboard for that site.
- Deactivate, Archive, and Spam which lead to confirmation screens. These actions can be reversed later.
Delete which is a permanent action after the confirmation screens. - Visit to go to the frontend site live.
The site ID is used internally, and is not shown on the front end of the site or to users/viewers.
Clicking on bold headings can re-sort this table.
After:
Tab: Overview
This area of the Administration Screens is used for managing the sites in your Multisite Network.
From here you can:
- Add, modify or remove sites from your network
- Search for sites in your network
- Perform bulk actions on multiple sites at once
Tab: Site Management
The site management screen allows you to modify aspects of one or many of your sites at once.
Hovering over each site reveals seven options (three for the primary site):
- Clicking Edit takes you to a multi-part settings screen for that site
- Clicking Dashboard takes you to the Dashboard screen for that site
- Clicking Deactivate, Archive, or Spam performs the specified action with a confirmation screen
- Clicking Delete deletes a site from your network, following a confirmation screen
- Clicking Visit takes you to the front-end view of the site
Going forward: It should be noted that from the Sites screen, there is also an ‘Add Site’ button in the admin menu and in the header. Should that be covered in some way in the Overview tab?
Siobhan 2:43 pm on February 11, 2013 Permalink |
Overview looks fine.
On Site Management:
The site management screen allows you to modify aspects of one or many of your sites at once.
Hover over the site name to reveal contextual options:
Click Edit for settings for that site
Click Dashboard to visit the Dashboard for that site
Click Deactivate, Archive, or Spam to perform the specified action
Click Delete to delete a site from your network
Click Visit to view the front-end of the site
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Have edited it to be more action based rather than descriptive.
On the “Add Site” button – I would do something along the lines of:
To add a site to your network you can:
etc etc etc
Drew Jaynes (DrewAPicture) 5:43 pm on February 11, 2013 Permalink |
1. Would you follow the same style of bolding we did on /index.php for the “Click” actions?
2. On the “delete” action, I’d still like to notate that there’s a confirmation screen. I wouldn’t want to click it if I thought I was performing an irreversible action (which it is).
3. Everything else looks great. Thanks.