[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #13255: Widgets and nav menu UX should be consistent

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#13255: Widgets and nav menu UX should be consistent
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 Reporter:  koopersmith  |       Owner:  koopersmith   
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new           
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Widgets      |     Version:  3.0           
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:  has-patch     
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Changes (by azaozz):

  * type:  task (blessed) => enhancement
  * milestone:  3.0 => Future Release


Comment:

 I'm failing to see how this is an improvement. Currently we have the
 simplest possible workflow: drag the widget you need to the sidebar then
 fill the title and options. For most users this task is performed once
 after installing and they may not go to the widgets page for years.

 Making it possible to pre-select many widgets and drag them together to
 one sidebar just makes the dragging "choppier" and adds unneeded overhead.
 Also the workflow becomes a bit more complicated.

 This makes some sense for menus although I'm still not convinced it's an
 improvement there either. Once they set the widgets, nearly all users
 won't visit the widgets page for a long time. Once they set the menu, most
 users will visit that page sometimes to add a single item only. So having
 the simplest most straightforward workflow on these screens and removing
 any overhead is more important than adding support for very rarely used
 features.

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