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04/16/2024 07:12:31 PM (8 months ago)
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  • Ticket #60992, comment 26

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    1313With this background in mind, what I have to say next may appear controversial: it seems obvious to me that allowing the multi-installation flow to be broken with activation redirects never should have been possible in the first place. Preventing redirects today is a feature, not a bug.
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    15 That said, it also seems obvious that preventing the redirects has raised some new key questions worth of full-throated discussion eleswhere:
     15That said, it also seems obvious that preventing the redirects has raised some new key questions worth full-throated discussion eleswhere:
    16161. Can or should WordPress facilitate a more seamless entry into an onboarding flow? If so, how?
    17172. Should/can WordPress be doing more to reflect successful activation, such as by refreshing menus, etc.?
     
    2323"... from a UX perspective, that "install" and "activate" would be two separate actions is pretty unexpected. Most software we're familiar with doesn't operate that way."
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    25 I agree with this. Actually, now I wonder why we can't just change the "Activate" button for plugins that register an activation redirect that gives an AYS warning when it tries to leave the page. Food for thought.
     25I agree with this. Actually, now I wonder why we can't just change the "Activate" button for plugins that register an activation redirect to something like "Start Set Up" or similar that gives an AYS warning when it tries to leave the page. Food for thought.
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