Front-end Editor Meeting 4 March

With @avryl (me), @azaozz, @hugobaeta, @kraftbj, @melchoyce, @mrroundhill, @rhurling, @samuelsidler, @ubernaut. Log.

Links: Front-end Editor plugin, GitHub.

  • You probably noticed, but @designsimply did two usability tests with the front-end editor. One. Two. Main problems:
    • The “save” button seems to be hard to find.
    • The featured imageFeatured image A featured image is the main image used on your blog archive page and is pulled when the post or page is shared on social media. The image can be used to display in widget areas on your site or in a summary list of posts. area needs to be more descriptive.
  • Gallery previews have recently been added to trunk by @gcorne. I’ve been trying to implement the same 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 with the front-end editor, but since templates are used instead of the actual shortcodeShortcode A shortcode is a placeholder used within a WordPress post, page, or widget to insert a form or function generated by a plugin in a specific location on your site. output, it will need to be adjusted. After all, we’re trying to make an accurate WYSIWYGWhat You See Is What You Get What You See Is What You Get. Most commonly used in relation to editors, where changes made in edit mode reflect exactly as they will translate to the published page. editor. #52
  • Currently edit links on the front-end link to the front-end editor, and edit links on the back-end to the back-end editor. It’d be better if there was a drop down in the admin bar to choose which editor you’d like to use (?), but how should both editors be described? ‘Edit in admin’ and ‘Edit not on the front-end’ might make sense to us, but probably not to the average user. #53
  • The ‘metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. modal‘ needs to improve. It’s a bit too clunky. It might be better to have a (collapsable) side bar with collapsed meta boxes (a bit like the customiser). Needs mock ups.
  • We should experiment with an inline toolbar (one that pops up after selecting text). I think this would only be useful in addition to the main toolbar, since it cannot have all the tools the main toolbar has. Needs mock ups.
  • Mobile: the editor works on small screens, but doesn’t have a TinyMCE toolbar. It should have one, or at least one with a few tools. Needs mock ups. #14

The next meeting is tomorrow, 11 March 2014, 17:00 UTC in #wordpress-ui.

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