Complex simplification and standardisation of all the list and quick edit screens

[thomask]

As every function (posts, media, taxonomy, insert media popups) of wordpress came in different time, it looks differently, it must be operated differently, it is much more difficult to maintain and develop, it use different actions and filters for generaly the same thing ...

I have walked through the all this pages, created wireframes and point out the differences and similarities.

And i have came up with the IMO very simple solution, that would standardise all these screens, so they coul all share the same code and they will have all the functions, but in the same time they will be cleaner and easier to use, the same function will be on the same place and will be named the same, and it could higly reuse most of the code. And what's more, it ads some new interesting possibilities, e.g. mass edit.

Please download the enclosed PDF with wireframes - there are the commented current pages at the begining, the last pages are then my new proposal.

I think that now is the perfect time to do it, as there are plans for adding meta to taxonomies for the WP 4.4 and this my approach would IMO save a lot of effort and use it for bigger good.

[thomask]

Wireframes describing the complexity of current WP list/quick edit functions and wireframes of new approach, that would solve it all

[thomask]

Proposed unified list page for all posts/taxonomy/media in List mode

[thomask]

Proposed unified list page for all posts/taxonomy/media in Grid mode

[thomask]

Proposed quick add/edit/bulk edit panel for the proposed unified list pages

[thomask]

3 other examples of quick panel - narrow version with overlay, quick add for taxonomy, and mass edit

[thomask]

Example of redesign of the insert media popup, so that it would use the same grid mode table and quick edit panel to get fully unified and easy to maintain system

[thomask]

sorry, the last got wrong image (and it is not possible to delete it). So this is example of redesign of the insert media popup, so that it would use the same grid mode table and quick edit panel to get fully unified and easy to maintain system

[rianrietveld]

Hi @thomask,
This looks like a great idea but also a huge project that will need the cooperation of many teams.
To big for one ticket. Maybe you can propose it as a featured project.

[thomask]

Replying to rianrietveld:

Thank you Rian, i know it is too complex, actually imo it might be a key feature for some wordpress 4.x (5.x) version. But i do not know how to propose it as a featured project.

You are far more experienced then me, please if you like the idea - could you post it to the proper team for me?

Thanks

[rianrietveld]

@thomask You can add your ideas and a link to this ticket in a comment with this post:
​https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/06/14/feature-projects-meeting-for-june-14/