Comments on: I upgraded my WordPress and I don’t like it! http://meganmcdermott.com/2008/05/11/new-wordpress-admin-panel/ Web design and that Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:00:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Megan http://meganmcdermott.com/2008/05/11/new-wordpress-admin-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-24037 Megan Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:31:09 +0000 http://meganmcdermott.com/?p=226#comment-24037 Good news, now someone has written a plugin to <a href="http://beyn.org/sidecat/" rel="nofollow">move the category box back to the sidebar</a> Yay! Now I'm almost there. The main thing I want to do now is move that save/preview box down underneath the write box or at the bottom of the page. Good news, now someone has written a plugin to move the category box back to the sidebar

Yay! Now I’m almost there. The main thing I want to do now is move that save/preview box down underneath the write box or at the bottom of the page.

]]> By: Megan http://meganmcdermott.com/2008/05/11/new-wordpress-admin-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-23942 Megan Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:40:19 +0000 http://meganmcdermott.com/?p=226#comment-23942 That looks good, Kaspars. I'll give it a try on the weekend. I like where you've put the categories & tags as well. That looks good, Kaspars. I’ll give it a try on the weekend. I like where you’ve put the categories & tags as well.

]]> By: Kaspars http://meganmcdermott.com/2008/05/11/new-wordpress-admin-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-23935 Kaspars Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:46:39 +0000 http://meganmcdermott.com/?p=226#comment-23935 Hi, Megan. I had the same frustration as you did after using the new admin panel for some time, so I created the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/baltic-amber-admin-themes-and-schemes/screenshots/" rel="nofollow"><strong>Baltic Amber Admin Themes & Schemes</strong></a> plugin, which you might find useful (it doesn't fix all of the issues you mentioned, though). Hi, Megan. I had the same frustration as you did after using the new admin panel for some time, so I created the Baltic Amber Admin Themes & Schemes plugin, which you might find useful (it doesn’t fix all of the issues you mentioned, though).

]]> By: WordPress Admin Theme Adminimize - bueltge.de [by:ltge.de] http://meganmcdermott.com/2008/05/11/new-wordpress-admin-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-23712 WordPress Admin Theme Adminimize - bueltge.de [by:ltge.de] Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:29:20 +0000 http://meganmcdermott.com/?p=226#comment-23712 [...] Das Stylesheet für das Admin-Menu kommt von Eric Meyer, der daraus das Plugin „MW Adminimize“ gemacht hat. Mit diesen Design hat alles angefangen und ich danke Eric sehr für diese Idee und das CSS. Ohne das Plugin von Eric wären meine Stückellösungen sicher so geblieben. Nun waren mir aber die Umsetzung nicht weitreichend genug. In meiner Ideenschublade lagen schon so einige Entwürfe und nun habe ich das Plugin von Eric weiter ausgebaut. Dabei habe ich im CSS nur sehr wenige Erweiterungen hinzugefügt. Diese mussten sein, um die Umstrukturierung im Edit-Bereich sauber zu realisieren. Ideen kamen außerdem aus dem Artikel von Megan. [...] [...] Das Stylesheet für das Admin-Menu kommt von Eric Meyer, der daraus das Plugin „MW Adminimize“ gemacht hat. Mit diesen Design hat alles angefangen und ich danke Eric sehr für diese Idee und das CSS. Ohne das Plugin von Eric wären meine Stückellösungen sicher so geblieben. Nun waren mir aber die Umsetzung nicht weitreichend genug. In meiner Ideenschublade lagen schon so einige Entwürfe und nun habe ich das Plugin von Eric weiter ausgebaut. Dabei habe ich im CSS nur sehr wenige Erweiterungen hinzugefügt. Diese mussten sein, um die Umstrukturierung im Edit-Bereich sauber zu realisieren. Ideen kamen außerdem aus dem Artikel von Megan. [...]

]]> By: Frank http://meganmcdermott.com/2008/05/11/new-wordpress-admin-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-23711 Frank Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:19:13 +0000 http://meganmcdermott.com/?p=226#comment-23711 Hy Megan, i have update the plugin with new design and many wishes of your post. You can use the plugin: http://bueltge.de/wp-content/download/wp/mw_adminimize.zip Hy Megan,
i have update the plugin with new design and many wishes of your post. You can use the plugin:
http://bueltge.de/wp-content/download/wp/mw_adminimize.zip

]]> By: Frank http://meganmcdermott.com/2008/05/11/new-wordpress-admin-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-23547 Frank Thu, 29 May 2008 11:11:29 +0000 http://meganmcdermott.com/?p=226#comment-23547 Eric Meyer has write a new Design for WP and i have update this deisg nwith new function for change the tag and Categroy-box. Also i change the menu. Please see the <a href="http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/05/27/wordpress-adminimize-and-latest-tweet-plugins/?#comment-380294"comment of me and test the plugin. With best regards Frank Eric Meyer has write a new Design for WP and i have update this deisg nwith new function for change the tag and Categroy-box. Also i change the menu.
Please see the <a href=”http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/05/27/wordpress-adminimize-and-latest-tweet-plugins/?#comment-380294″comment of me and test the plugin.
With best regards
Frank

]]> By: Liam http://meganmcdermott.com/2008/05/11/new-wordpress-admin-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-23301 Liam Wed, 21 May 2008 09:00:45 +0000 http://meganmcdermott.com/?p=226#comment-23301 'Howdy', 'Right Now' I'm not at a friggin Texas Rodeo and don't want blogging software that pops this image into my mind. I presume it says: 'Have a nice day!' when you create a new post? Not my cup of tea at all. It's possible to use familiar language, without sounding parochial. Replace 'howdy' with 'hi' and just remove the superfluous 'Right Now' for example. :) ‘Howdy’, ‘Right Now’ I’m not at a friggin Texas Rodeo and don’t want blogging software that pops this image into my mind. I presume it says: ‘Have a nice day!’ when you create a new post? Not my cup of tea at all.

It’s possible to use familiar language, without sounding parochial. Replace ‘howdy’ with ‘hi’ and just remove the superfluous ‘Right Now’ for example.

:)

]]> By: Megan http://meganmcdermott.com/2008/05/11/new-wordpress-admin-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-23141 Megan Wed, 14 May 2008 21:41:36 +0000 http://meganmcdermott.com/?p=226#comment-23141 That's a good point too, Keith. I suppose they tried to overcome that by making the "write a post" button bold, but obviously that wasn't enough. I wonder if they did any actual usability testing on this or if they just interpreted what they thought Wordpress users would do. That’s a good point too, Keith. I suppose they tried to overcome that by making the “write a post” button bold, but obviously that wasn’t enough.

I wonder if they did any actual usability testing on this or if they just interpreted what they thought WordPress users would do.

]]> By: Keith http://meganmcdermott.com/2008/05/11/new-wordpress-admin-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-23106 Keith Tue, 13 May 2008 15:21:59 +0000 http://meganmcdermott.com/?p=226#comment-23106 I agree with most of your comments, I think I must have subconsciously had similar concerns but was beguiled by the cleaner look of the admin area and saw that as a pay-off. One thing that does seem 'unnatural' is the "write a page" and "write a post" buttons. I write more posts than I do pages, as I'm sure most wordpress users do - so I would (and continually do) expect the "write a post" button to be the first one I find as I pan to the right across the page - but no, its the "write a page" that I keep clicking on!!! A small problem perhaps, but... well I've shared it now lol. I agree with most of your comments, I think I must have subconsciously had similar concerns but was beguiled by the cleaner look of the admin area and saw that as a pay-off. One thing that does seem ‘unnatural’ is the “write a page” and “write a post” buttons. I write more posts than I do pages, as I’m sure most wordpress users do – so I would (and continually do) expect the “write a post” button to be the first one I find as I pan to the right across the page – but no, its the “write a page” that I keep clicking on!!! A small problem perhaps, but… well I’ve shared it now lol.

]]> By: Foxinni http://meganmcdermott.com/2008/05/11/new-wordpress-admin-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-23103 Foxinni Tue, 13 May 2008 14:07:18 +0000 http://meganmcdermott.com/?p=226#comment-23103 You made some really strong points. Esp about the dash board that highlights some really useless information. But all said and done... going back to the older version of wordpress is not really as cool as one might think. Not only security but the work flow is somewhat dated. You made some really strong points. Esp about the dash board that highlights some really useless information. But all said and done… going back to the older version of wordpress is not really as cool as one might think. Not only security but the work flow is somewhat dated.

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