[wp-hackers] Import menu

[Doug Stewart]

Sam Angove wrote:
> On 11/19/05, Roy Schestowitz <r at schestowitz.com> wrote:
> 
>> Then again, in order to avoid clutter, maybe it's worth
>>putting  it under "Manage" and then, throughout installation, clearly tell
>>users something along the lines of:
>>
>>"If  you  already have a blog, the next step to follow might be  'Import'
> 
> 
> Since the Dashboard is eminently useless on first install (it's not as
> though you have comments to track, or care about WordPress development
> news), why not put some kind of welcome message there?
> 
> if (!get_settings('show_welcome')
> // show dashboard ...
> else
> 
> This a quick mockup of what I mean, though presumably it would be
> rewritten by someone who actually knows what users want. :)
> 
> <http://rephrase.net/miscellany/05/dashboard-welcome-mockup.html>
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That's a darn good mockup.  I'd say include it to ease newbies' transitions.


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Doug Stewart
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Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Labs
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