Add Drag'n'Drop UI to plugin and theme manual uploaders

[tw2113]

We have this nice looking easy to use drag-n-drop UI for our media, is there anything stopping us from having it for our plugin and theme uploaders? I know most people use the search that goes through the .org repo, but it's foolish to think that's the only place people ever get their products. This would help facilitate a consistent user experience throughout the entire WP Admin.

Edit:
If possible, support multiple uploads too.

[SergeyBiryukov]

Related/duplicate: #21925

[nacin]

Would be cool.

[ocean90]

#21925 was marked as a duplicate.

[ocean90]

#20978 was marked as a duplicate.

[bordoni]

This would require UI change, so I started to try some stuff and got something like the following video;

​https://cloudup.com/cKqpbyhiurg

Any thoughts on this idea?

[tw2113]

Honestly, this looks like it got taken care of pretty well with the already done Plugin page revamp from 4.0

​http://cl.ly/image/2D3c0R1t1W1Y

At least notably better than what it used to be.

[bordoni]

Replying to tw2113:
I saw that, when I was in a Hangout with some friends, someone pointed that it doesn't implement the Drag and Drop nor multiple plugins/themes, correct?

[tw2113]

Hadn't tested that part, so valid point there.

[michaelbeil]

Users can drag and drop one plugin/theme currently, but multiple plugins/themes would be much more efficient.

[ocean90]

#30661 was marked as a duplicate.

[kidsguide]

+1 for this!

[SergeyBiryukov]

#29828 was marked as a duplicate.

[SergeyBiryukov]

#32042 was marked as a duplicate.

[gmariani405]

Voting for multiple uploads as well

[bordoni]

I will start to work on this again next week.

[jorbin]

This seems like a good idea. If a patch can be ready in the next few weeks, I would like to include it in 4.3. A v1 that people can start testing is much better than waiting for something to be perfect.

[bordoni]

Ok @jorbin,

I will start on this on Monday.

[DavidAnderson]

This plugin (of mine) is relevant to this: ​http://wordpress.org/plugins/upload-larger-plugins/ (screenshot: ​https://wordpress.org/plugins/upload-larger-plugins/screenshots/ )

[swissspidy]

#38189 was marked as a duplicate.

[swissspidy]

#38979 was marked as a duplicate.

[ocean90]

#41091 was marked as a duplicate.

[melchoyce]

We should tackle this along with #9757.

[westonruter]

Milestoning for visibility.

[westonruter]

Bumping priority to high for visibility and alignment with 4.9 goals, and given proximity to beta 1 deadline.

[Travel_girl]

Replying to bordoni:

This would require UI change, so I started to try some stuff and got something like the following video;

​https://cloudup.com/cKqpbyhiurg

Any thoughts on this idea?

I like the way how it works and displayed. The only concern I have is about the labels for the bulk action.

The label "move to plugins" makes no sense to me, because, if you upload unter plugins - upload, the user is already in the plugin section and expect, that the plugin files will be uploaded in the plugin-section.

"Move and activate": I would suggest just to label it "activate"

"Delete files": maybe just "Delete"? Because thats also the label for the bulk action to change the installed plugins and it would be more consistent and maybe less confusing for non experienced users.

[SergeyBiryukov]

#45020 was marked as a duplicate.

[gmariani405]

This was done in 5.5 right? Can this be closed now?

[DavidAnderson]

@gmariani405 Whom are you asking? If you visit /wp-admin/plugin-install.php do you find the same drag/drop uploader as seen in the media centre there?

[jorbin]

This was done in 5.5 right? Can this be closed now?

This was not done in 5.5. it's still an open ticket.

Updating priority back to normal as the goals of 4.9 are different than the goals of today.

[azaozz]

Replying to jorbin:

the goals of 4.9 are different than the goals of today

Yep, tend to agree. Drag and drop was very "fashionable" some years ago, not so much now as it doesn't work on touch screens (phones, tablets) and is generally pretty hard to do on a laptop/without a mouse. Also not good for accessibility.

In addition zipped plugins and themes are rarely installed or upgraded manually, not sure if it's warranted to add a whole new UI component (drop zone, etc.) to these screens.

Suggesting to close.

[jorbin]

I think the UX of drag and drop can still be beneficial. Even though there are plenty of ways it falls flat (namely, anyone not using a mouse or mouse-like interface), for mouse users (and some touch interfaces), it is a natural experience and one that is supported in other parts of core, so I don't think this should be closed. Though I also don't think it's very high priority.