[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64903: Lock icon is misleading with Real Time Collaboration enabled

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#64903: Lock icon is misleading with Real Time Collaboration enabled
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 Reporter:  alinclamba   |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui, ui-copy  |
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 With real-time collaboration enabled in WordPress 7.0, multiple users can
 edit the same post simultaneously.

 In the post list, when another user is editing a post:

 the UI shows the user's avatar and “X is currently editing”

 but also displays a lock icon (Dashicon \f160)

 The lock icon suggests that the post is blocked, which is no longer the
 case, as concurrent editing is allowed.

 This creates a mismatch between the UI and actual behavior.

 Suggested improvement:

 - remove the lock icon entirely, since presence is already communicated
 via avatar and text

 or

 - replace it with a more neutral/collaboration-oriented indicator

 I also did a quick visual experiment replacing the lock icon with an edit
 icon (Dashicon \f464) to see how it feels in context.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64903>
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