[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #59112: Plugin Dependencies design feedback
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#59112: Plugin Dependencies design feedback
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Reporter: afragen | Owner: (none)
Type: defect (bug) | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Awaiting Review
Component: Upgrade/Install | Version: trunk
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: needs-design-feedback | Focuses: ui
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Comment (by justlevine):
Replying to [comment:3 kebbet]:
> I'm thinking color codes on the ”Plugins" table for requirements met or
not, green/red notice colors. Maybe the same style as the ”Add Plugins”
page.
Personally majorly against color codes if they're not giving you
actionable information (i.e. red highlighting a _failed_ activation), and
think this particular will just add cognitive load with no user-facing
benefit.
- In any plugin ecosystem build (e.g. Woo, TEC, Gravity Forms), most the
installed plugins are dependencies, so now 2 thirds of your plugin page
has distracting green highlights, even though nothing is actionable.
- The red highlight for bad states aren't _as bad_ as the green ones,but
still pretty ineffectual. Unless the plugin failed activation, then the
disabled 'Activate' button conveys the issue without masquerading as a
live error state (what the red notice scheme is currently usually used
for). I could see maybe using a red-colored icon before the notice, but
even that feels strongly like visual clutter.
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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/59112#comment:5>
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