Design Share: Nov 6-Nov 17

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Design Share: Oct 23-Nov 3

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Design Share: Oct 9-Oct 20

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Design Share: Sep 25-Oct 6

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Design Share: Sep 11-Sep 22

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Design Share: Aug 28-Sep 8

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Design Share: Aug 14-Aug 25

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Design Share: Jul 31-Aug 11

Hi, all! Here are a few projects the Design Team has contributed to over the past couple of weeks.

Learn / Documentation iteration 2

Following up on feedback, here’s a second iteration of the Documentation section of WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/. The best way to review and leave feedback is to first give this prototype a good test, and then consider leaving feedback directly in the Figma file.

Learn / Developer Resources iteration 2

Progress with an i2 as well on the Developer Resources section of WordPress.org. Also here, please give this prototype a good test, and then consider leaving feedback directly in the Figma file.

Learn / Forums iteration 2

Also an i2 in the Learn categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. are the Forums. Review first this prototype a good test, and then consider leaving feedback directly in the Figma file.

Learn iteration 2

See also: video thumbnail template examples:

Finally rounding out the bigger section that had the most feedback is the treasure trove that is the Learn section. Please give this prototype a thorough test, and then consider leaving feedback directly in the Figma file.

Showcase prototype

A clickable prototype of the showcase refresh we previously shared on this channel. Have a look!

WordPress 6.3 Lionel Artwork

6.3 is named after Lionel Hampton, and here’s the shiny record artwork for this release.

6.3 Release Video

A video to celebrate both the release of WordPress 6.3 Lionel, but also to celebrate that the site editor is coming into its own. Watch it on YouTube as well.

6.3 Release Demo Site

A microsite to celebrate and coincide with the release. Have a look!

Photos Directory mini-refresh

Kudos @coffee2code for giving the Photos Directory a small visual refresh to use the modern blue.

Blocks

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A new page in the Extend category, “Blocks” aims to outline what you can do with the blocks in the editor. Read more here!

Style inheritance

Style inheritance is becoming increasingly complex, we’ve been exploring ways to communicate the source of a given style, when local overrides are present, and offer shortcuts to make those overrides the default. Issue.

Template details + Inspector relationship

The details panel for certain templates was enhanced in 6.3. As we expand this to all templates moving forwards it’s important to nail down the relationship between the template details panel in the site editor, and the template inspector in the full screen editor. Issue.

Table view and component theming

Expanding the template management experience in the site editor is something we hope to get to in 6.4. A robust Table component should underpin this effort, and will be essential as we explore the admin design in more detail too. A consideration there – additional to the features of the table itself – is the theme-ability of components. Admin themes, contrast preferences, etc should be factored into the design. We’ve been trying some of the new variable tools in Figma to explore light and dark modes, with high contrast and spacing preferences. 

Post Formats – blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. style

This initial exploration seeks to offer a quick-publish flow for images, quotes, videos, and other post formats. Partially synced patterns make it convenient for the user to update the design for any format in one go. The format itself is applying intrinsically – if a post consists of only an Image block then it is an image post. 


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Design Share: Jul 3-Jul 28

Hi, all! Here are a few projects the Design Team has contributed to over the past couple of weeks.

Additional search views

In Openverse, we designed additional search views for sources, creators, and tags. Soon will be possible to land on a sharable landing page that allows users to browse content under any of these content groups.

Metasearch

As part of the UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. improvement project, we designed a cleaner metasearch to allow users searching in external sources in a new modal instead of a popover.

Showcase

A refined take on the Showcase refresh, to hopefully be implemented soon. Issue.

FilterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. component

As part of the WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ redesign, we’ve been designing a Filter component to reuse it in all sections and ease the content browse.

WordPress.org Design Library

In parallel to the WordPress.org redesign, we are cleaning up the Design Library by blending components, adding new ones per site section, and introducing variables to ease the mockup creating and dev hands-off.

Command palette border fix

From the department of details matter, a 2px border was changed into a 1px border in the command palette. PR.

Top toolbar button fix

PR to fix an issue with the new top toolbar when a 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 added a button to the top toolbar.

More details to Template Parts

PR to add more information in the detail view of template parts.

List View description

PR to add a description to the list view, making its use case clearer.

Confirm dialog improvements

PR to simplify, reduce, and bring consistency to our modal confirm dialogs.

Patterns section column improvements

Two PRs (one, two) to improve the display of patterns in the new Patterns section, wrapping to 3 or 4 columns when space allows it, rather than be locked to two.

Patterns section detail view improvements

PR to add context and distinguish between patterns and template parts.

Pattern creation icon updates

PR to update the icons shown when you create new patterns. These go generic reserving the location-based icons for headers and footers.

Frontpage Template Details

Issue with a design take on what the detail view for the Front Page template could look like.


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Design Share: Jun 19–Jun 30

Hi, all! Here are a few projects the Design Team has contributed to over the past couple of weeks.

Site Editor Legends

A small set of “legend” style pictograms depicting various UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. elements of the blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. editor.

Navigation “focus mode”

Menus can be edited in isolation, just their content and none of their style. If you want to edit their styles, you have to edit the menu in context of a template or template part. On its own, this differentiation can be a little confusing, but the split is similar to how blocks in the Style Book are styled. For that same reason, this mockup leans into an incoming Style Book refresh to add in-canvas controls for orientation and otherwise. Issue.

Reusable Blocks, Library, “Patterns”

In 6.3, you will be able to create and edit your own custom patterns. Since the underlying tech is similar to that of reusable blocks, a rename is being considered, so reusable blocks will simply become “Synced patterns”. Here are some related mockups. Issue, Issue 2.

Editing prompt layout shift fix

Small PR to fix a layout shift between the default appender — the first prompt to “Type / to choose a block” — and the empty paragraph thats added there on click.


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