[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64308: Explore a "Coat-of-Paint" Visual Reskin of the WordPress Admin for WordPress 7.0

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#64308: Explore a "Coat-of-Paint" Visual Reskin of the WordPress Admin for
WordPress 7.0
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 Reporter:  fabiankaegy     |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |     Focuses:  ui, css
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Comment (by fabiankaegy):

 = What do I mean by “Admin Frame” =

 In the proposal, you have heard me say “Admin Frame” a few times. What I
 mean by that is the visual appearance of the main sidebar & admin bar.

 Lets start by looking at the admin today.


 The first update would be to simply update the spacing/size, etc of
 components without making any changes to the “frame”. To my personal
 taste, this feels like an odd interim step that doesn’t really solve the
 discrepancy between the modern screens and the older screens.

 [[Image(https://core.trac.wordpress.org/raw-
 attachment/ticket/64308/CleanShot%202025-11-25%20at%2021.32.07%402x.png)]]

 If we compare this with the site editor there is a harch discrepancy
 between the two.

 [[Image(https://core.trac.wordpress.org/raw-
 attachment/ticket/64308/CleanShot%202025-11-26%20at%2008.49.28%402x.png)]]

 This third screenshot shows what this same screen shown in the first image
 looks with with a more modern take on the admin frame which is inspired by
 the work already done in the site editor.


 [[Image(https://core.trac.wordpress.org/raw-
 attachment/ticket/64308/CleanShot%202025-11-25%20at%2021.32.27%402x.png)]]

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