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Opened 4 weeks ago

Last modified 4 weeks ago

#62368 new enhancement

Edit site, Ambiguity and inconsistency of the admin bar link to the site editor

Reported by: mosne's profile mosne Owned by:
Milestone: Awaiting Review Priority: normal
Severity: minor Version:
Component: Toolbar Keywords: has-patch
Focuses: ui Cc:

Description

Have you ever accidentally clicked on "edit site" instead of "edit page"?
I've been working extensively with block themes lately, and I find myself making this mistake often, even though I clearly know the difference between the two buttons. After asking around, it seems I'm not the only one.

Secondly, when I'm in the admin area working on a block theme, I always look for the "Edit site" button, but it's not there. Instead, I have to navigate to Appearance > Editor.

Here's my simple proposition:

  • The link is always called "Editor"
  • The link is always visible if you have activated a block theme.

It's a small change, but it would greatly improve the user experience!

Change History (3)

This ticket was mentioned in PR #7757 on WordPress/wordpress-develop by @mosne.


4 weeks ago
#1

  • Keywords has-patch added

Trac ticket: core 62368

## Summary
Edit site, Ambiguity and inconsistency of the admin bar link to the site editor:
Have you ever accidentally clicked on "edit site" instead of "edit page"?
I've been working extensively with block themes lately, and I find myself making this mistake often, even though I clearly know the difference between the two buttons. After asking around, it seems I'm not the only one.

Secondly, when I'm in the admin area working on a block theme, I always look for the "Edit site" button, but it's not there. Instead, I have to navigate to Appearance > Editor.

Here's my simple proposition:

The link is always called "Editor"
The link is always visible if you have activated a block theme.
It's a small change, but it would greatly improve the user experience!

## Changers

  • Renamed 'Edit site' to 'Editor'
  • Provide a shortcut link to the editor in the admin

#2 @poena
4 weeks ago

Hi @mosne This problem is already discussed in detail and managed here: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/63785

Updating it in the Gutenberg plugin allows for earlier testing, since the plugin has more frequent releases than WordPress. Once the fix is released as part of WordPress, and the plugin uses that version as the minimum required WordPress version, the code is removed from the plugin.

The two solutions need to be identical.

#3 @sabernhardt
4 weeks ago

  • Component changed from General to Toolbar
  • Version trunk deleted

This Trac ticket probably could be closed as 'reported-upstream', but I put it in the Toolbar component.

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