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User expects preview to include menu item

Project:Drupal core
Version:8.x-dev
Component:base system
Category:task
Priority:normal
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:active
Issue tags:UBUserTesting2009, Usability

Issue Summary

When creating a page, users that choose to preview the page, are tripped up by the fact that the preview does not show the added menu item

Comments

#1

We should not try to do this in the menu system - someone who really cares can try something in the theme.

#2

Status:active» closed (won't fix)

I don't think this really makes sense. You are previewing a piece of content not previewing the entire site when it contains that new piece of content. If we went down these lines we'd be updating blocks and all kinds of things to attempt to figure out what affect the new content would have.

#3

Version:7.x-dev» 8.x-dev
Status:closed (won't fix)» active
Issue tags:-Needs usability review

Sure it makes sense, you are previewing that what you just done

#4

+1 for this. Users don't really understand the concept of a node as an abstract content element separate from the site in which it will appear. There should be some way to preview what the final appearance of a piece of content will be in the context that users of the site will see it when it's published.

#5

I could not agree more. Being the only guy in IT really steeped in Drupal and the rest are intermittent users, I get this complaint a lot. Especially that preview doesn't always show how block placement will effect content layout. +1