Link to front-end post from dashboard activity stream

[UaMV]

The dashboard activity stream currently links to the post edit screen when a user has capabilities to edit the post. However, non-editors only see a list of recently published posts ... with no way of easily viewing the actual post. It may benefit UX to add a link to the post, such as that which is available in the comment stream.

[UaMV]

View of activity stream for non-editors

[UaMV]

Appends permalink to post title

[DrewAPicture]

alternate approach

[DrewAPicture]

Hi UaMV, welcome to Trac!

I could see maybe modifying the output for users lacking the ability to edit any/all of the posts listed here, though I'm not sure we really need a view link. I also hesitate to use a hash for a link label -- we used to do that in the Comments screen and it was confusing for people.

I've outlined an alternate approach in 29025.2.patch​ that would reduce the need for two separate strings, simply swapping the edit link for the permalink for users lacking the edit_post capability for the given post. This would at least give non-editors the ability to directly visit the posts on the front-end as proposed.

[UaMV]

Replying to DrewAPicture:

I've outlined an alternate approach in 29025.2.patch​ that would reduce the need for two separate strings, simply swapping the edit link for the permalink for users lacking the edit_post capability for the given post. This would at least give non-editors the ability to directly visit the posts on the front-end as proposed.

Nice. I like this alternate approach. Yes, I think the prime objective is to get non-editors to the front end. The hash is obtrusive.

Thanks for the welcome. Any advice or direction you can offer as I step in is more than welcome.

[DrewAPicture]

Replying to UaMV:

Thanks for the welcome. Any advice or direction you can offer as I step in is more than welcome.

You're here and you've uploaded a patch, so you're already well on your way :-)

We're kind of nearing the end of a development cycle just now (4.0), so it's unfortunately too late for any new enhancements. I'm marking the ticket Future Release, so let's circle back around once 4.1 gets rolling.

[michalzuber]

Moved translator comment to context

[SergeyBiryukov]

Moved translator comment to context

The translator comment is appropriate here, no need to move it to context. _x() is meant to distinguish the same string used in different contexts.

29025.2.patch​ looks good to me.

[SergeyBiryukov]

In 31075:

In dashboard activity widget, display a front-end link if the user cannot edit the post.

props UaMV, DrewAPicture.
fixes #29025.