Re: [Tikiwiki-devel] Ongoing Admin UI Revamp issues...

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I agree that many options should be moved to different panels. However, at this time I'm taking "baby steps" -- I think we can substantially improve the Admin usability simply by:

1. Grouping similar options (it is *much* easier to digest 5 groups of 4 options, instead of 1 group of 20 options)
2. Clearly show parent-child relationships between options.
3. Explain when options have dependencies on other features.
4. Adding more help links.

IMHO, the changes that I'm proposing are low risk -- simply re-working the TPLs. A future plan should look at re-thinking the entire Administration scheme... I, for one, am eagerly awaiting some sort of "Admin Dashboard" :)

-R


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> 
> While on this subject, there are a number of overlaps with other admin  
> sections. Text area has some wiki things in it, plugins (and their  
> aliases) only work in wiki pages, likewise for semantic links - there  
> may be more.
> 
> Wouldn't it be a good idea to group these (at least the icons for the  
> pages) into a section on the main admin page?
>