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“Decisions, Not Options”
I N T HE AGE O F GU TE NBE RG
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@ChrisVanPatten
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tomodomo.co
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First, a history lesson.
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In the beginning…
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…and it was good.
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…and it was good.
(And we got used to it.)
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Familiar integration points
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TinyMCE,
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TinyMCE, shortcodes,
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TinyMCE, shortcodes, and metaboxes
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TinyMCE, shortcodes, and metaboxes
(And we got
used to it.)
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Familiar customisation tools
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did a lot of the work for us.
Advanced Custom Fields
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CMB2
did a lot of the work for us.
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PODS
did a lot of the work for us.
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WordPress
did a lot of the work for us.
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did a lot of the work for us.
WordPress
(And we got
used to it.)
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Change is coming…
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The stuff that used to work will continue to work,
but it won’t be the best user
experience anymore.
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A
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A whole
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A whole new
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A whole new
vernacular!
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BLOCKS!
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BLOCKS!
INSPECTORS!
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BLOCKS!
INSPECTORS!
TOOLBARS!
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BLOCKS!
INSPECTORS!
TOOLBARS!
MENUS!
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BLOCKS!
INSPECTORS!
TOOLBARS!
MENUS!
You ain’t
used to this!
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With all these new integration points, we need to think carefully…
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How can we create intuitive, elegant, and easy interfaces that
fit in with Gutenberg and reflect the WordPress philosophy?
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P·H·I·L·O·S·O·P·H·Y
WORDPRESS HAS ‘EM.
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Design for the Majority
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Out of the Box
Design for the Majority
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Out of the Box
Striving for Simplicity
Design for the Majority
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Out of the Box
Striving for Simplicity
The Vocal Minority
Design for the Majority
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Decisions, not Options
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These are guidelines, not rules.
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These are guidelines, not rules.
(But they’re useful.)
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As you consider your integration points,
consider the philosophy.
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As you consider your integration points,
consider the philosophy.
Be the philosophy you want
to see in the world.
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1. Think carefully about where a control belongs
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1. Think carefully about where a control belongs
2. Think carefully about whether or not a control
should exist
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1. Think carefully about where a control belongs
2. Think carefully about whether or not a control
should exist
3. Support the most essential options, and no more
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1. Think carefully about where a control belongs
2. Think carefully about whether or not a control
should exist
3. Support the most essential options, and no more
4. Make decisions that let your users feel like they
have options
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meet the
USER INTERFACE
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(figure 1)
Toolbar
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(figure 2)
Block Action Menu
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(figure 3)
Block Canvas
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(figure 4)
Block Inspector
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(figure 5)
Document Inspector
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(figure 6)
Plugin Sidebar
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Scenarios
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Points of Confusion
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Plugin Sidebar
versus
Block Inspector
versus
Block Canvas
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Plugin Sidebar
versus
Document Inspector
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Some humble recommendations…
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Use Gutenberg core controls where possible
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Innovate only when core controls won’t work
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Separate blocks for separate markup
(Most of the time.)
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Don’t fall back to metaboxes
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Options in code don’t have to be options in UI
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Avoid the block settings menu
(Probably.)
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Conduct user tests
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Best practices and patterns
will emerge over time, but…
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LET’S SPEED THAT UP WITH
COLLABORATION
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HIG
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HIG
Human
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HIG
Human Interface
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HIG
Human Interface Guidelines
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HIG
Human Interface Guidelines
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introducing the
Gutenberg Human Interface Guidelines
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A practical resource for
Gutenberg user interface best practices
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A template for agencies and product teams
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A guide for designers
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Consistency › Predictability › Usability
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https://github.com/TomodomoCo/gutenberg-hig
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Each new integration point is a potential
point of complexity or confusion
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With careful planning, smart
guidelines, and thoughtful
implementation, you’ll be able to
create Gutenberg experiences that
will delight our users and help
them to do powerful things.
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Thank you!