Opened 8 years ago
Last modified 3 months ago
#43702 new enhancement
Empty State UX for Posts & Pages screen when there is no content
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| Milestone: | Awaiting Review | Priority: | normal |
| Severity: | normal | Version: | |
| Component: | Editor | Keywords: | has-screenshots needs-design-feedback |
| Focuses: | ui | Cc: |
Description
The default screen people see when they first visit the Posts, Pages, etc., dashboard sections is quite uninspiring.
Taking a cue from WooCommerce's default product screen (screenshot included), we can enhance the default Posts & Pages screens to make it a bit more welcoming to new users.
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Change History (13)
#1
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8 years ago
- Component changed from General to Posts, Post Types
- Focuses ui added
- Keywords has-screenshots added
- Type changed from defect (bug) to enhancement
#2
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7 years ago
Related readings on Empty State UX:
https://www.toptal.com/designers/ux/empty-state-ux-design
https://uxplanet.org/downplaying-empty-states-in-design-fc367212b493
#4
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6 years ago
- Summary changed from Default Posts & Pages screen when there is no content to Empty State UX for Posts & Pages screen when there is no content
I would love for someone to take this on! Any volunteers?
This ticket was mentioned in Slack in #core by sirlouen. View the logs.
5 months ago
#6
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5 months ago
- Component changed from Posts, Post Types to Editor
- Version 4.9.5 deleted
Given that the new Administration interface is behind the corner, probably will be coming in the next version in 2026 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/53322
I think that this enhancement should be considered within the new interface.
The problem here is that I'm not 100% confident where these ideas could be posted, because all the redesign is being driven inside the Gutenberg repository, and there doesn't seem to be a place to post these kinds of things.
#8
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3 months ago
Below I have posted a screenshot of what the Posts page looks like as of Oct 31, 2025. For comparison, I have also posted below a screenshot I shared 8 years ago. The two screenshots are mostly indistinguishable!
8 years without any UI/UX updates to such a core component of WordPress is surprising. IMHO, WordPress needs to refocus attention on the user and the user's experience.
WordPress continues to make great technical updates and improvements. However, while not every user will ever need or use many of those improvements, nearly every user will use and interact with the Posts page.
One easy (and low-hanging fruit) would be to implement default empty states.
These two links I shared previously are still very relevant:
https://uxplanet.org/downplaying-empty-states-in-design-fc367212b493
https://www.toptal.com/designers/ux/empty-state-ux-design
Here is the Posts page as of Oct 31, 2025:
Here is the Posts page from 8 years ago:
I have shared some empty state screenshots in this ticket for ideas and inspiration. I have attached another example below.
WooCommerce Default Product