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Opened 12 years ago

Closed 12 years ago

#31185 closed defect (bug) (fixed)

The logo header on the log in screen is too large a tap target

Reported by: ryan Owned by: SergeyBiryukov
Priority: normal Milestone: 4.2
Component: Login and Registration Version: 4.2
Severity: normal Keywords: ux-feedback make-flow good-first-bug has-patch
Cc: Focuses: ui

Description

​https://make.wordpress.org/flow/2014/12/12/log-in-input-autocomplete-and-great-big-links-nexus-5/

The WordPress logo header on the log in screen is a great, big link. When dismissing things like autocomplete suggestions, I often tap away into the header. The resulting redirect is bewildering and unexpected. With the keyboard up, half of the view of the log in page is a link directing away from log in.

Attachments (3)

wpid-screenshot_2014-12-12-11-17-31.png​ (135.9 KB ) - added by ryan 12 years ago.
Tapping anywhere in the logo header takes you away from the log in screen
31185.diff​ (288 bytes ) - added by mzak 12 years ago.
Reduce tap area on mobile to 35%. This extends just beyond the logo on most mobile devices
31185.2.diff​ (314 bytes ) - added by mzak 12 years ago.
Removed width rule entirely

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Change History (11)

@ryan
12 years ago

Tapping anywhere in the logo header takes you away from the log in screen

#1 @SergeyBiryukov
12 years ago

  • Keywords needs-patch good-first-bug added

#2 @radiok
12 years ago

Am I crazy to ask, what is the desired behavior? The Wordpress logo has been a link for as long as I can remember. Is the intention to remove the link? I don't see how this a bug, so much as a behavioral change? I'm not a core Wordpress developer so I hope this isn't condescending, or an inappropriate question.

This ticket was mentioned in ​Slack in #core by boren. ​View the logs.


12 years ago

#4 @ryan
12 years ago

Possible remedies:

  • Removing the link on mobile
  • Reducing the size of the tap target
  • Redesigning log in to make sure username and password are both visible when the keyboard is up

I'm fine with removing the link from the logo for all touch devices as an easy first step. Longer term we should think about what makes a good mobile log in screen. We currently give way too much screen over to a logo that links offsite. A brief survey of large web properties suggests a conscientiousness for avoiding big logos, avoiding links on header images, and keeping the username and password fields on screen even when the keyboard is up.

@mzak
12 years ago

Reduce tap area on mobile to 35%. This extends just beyond the logo on most mobile devices

#5 @mzak
12 years ago

  • Keywords has-patch added; needs-patch removed

This ticket was mentioned in ​Slack in #core by mzak. ​View the logs.


12 years ago

@mzak
12 years ago

Removed width rule entirely

#7 @SergeyBiryukov
12 years ago

  • Milestone Awaiting Review → 4.2

#8 @SergeyBiryukov
12 years ago

  • Owner set to SergeyBiryukov
  • Resolution → fixed
  • Status new → closed

In 31318:

Reduce the size of the WordPress logo tap target on log in screen on mobile, to avoid unexpected redirect away from the form.

props mzak.
fixes #31185.

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