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Alter the quick delete button to reduce accidental deletion

User Interface (UI) / User Experience (UX) · Generic · Created by Krawczyk & Weaver
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Delete Quick-delete -delete-button user-interface functionality

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

  The current quick delete systems for items such as articles, chronicles, whiteboards and content trees are designed in such a way that when the trash can is selected all the adjacent buttons move over, causing the confirm delete button to be where the edit or view button was previously.   I have deleted pages by mistake and each time it has happened it was contributed to by the placement of the quick delete button in combination with a neuromuscular movement disorder. The delete button is next to either the view or edit button depending on the type of page. With pages like whiteboards and chronicles there is only the edit and delete buttons, and the only way to open the item is by selecting the edit button.  

How does this feature request address the current situation?

  I am suggesting that the quick delete button be altered in some way to lessen the chances of accidental deletions. I have no knowledge of coding so I am not sure what exactly to suggest as an easy solution that will not have an effect on the site's performance; if anyone has any ideas please share them. The following are the suggestions I have thought of so far:   Suggestion 1 is to create a blank space, empty button or other gap between the delete button and whatever button is adjacent to it which would then become the confirm delete button. This suggestion addresses the way in which all the buttons are moved.   Suggestion 2 is to move the delete button to the other side of the adjacent buttons in order to have the confirm delete button appear away from the other buttons.     Current design and suggestions 1 and 2 shown for chronicles.     Current design and suggestions 1 and 2 shown for articles.   Suggestion 3 is to remove the quick delete button entirely since there is always a second means of deleting a page.   Suggestion 4 is to have the quick delete button take you to a confirmation page such as when trying to delete a manuscript.  

What are other uses for this feature request?

  Aid in limiting frustrations and the loss of data and time for folx of all kinds.

Follow up


Thank you nnie I was not aware that was an option; I'll pursue personal solutions from now on.
Current score

14/300 Votes · +805 points

Votes Cast

  • +1

    by A Goodhearted Unicorn
    on 2022-10-03 11:08
  • -1

    by A Thundering Dwarf
    on 2022-10-02 01:49
  • +1

    by sophiebean
    on 2022-09-29 17:07
  • +300

    by CM_Dunkin
    on 2022-09-26 18:41
  • +300

    by Marquis de Taigeis
    on 2022-09-26 18:03
  • -1

    by nnie
    on 2022-09-19 10:31
    The problem with this suggestion is that it's focused on altering the quick delete button for everyone, and I don't think any of these suggestions are good solutions. I think a blank icon will cause a lot of confusion. Suggestion 2 goes against design convention, almost always you'll find the edit option before delete. We're primed from years of using tech that the destructive option is last. I'm sure you could find examples of the opposite, but it remains confusing design language.   Suggestion 3 removes a feature many find handy. Suggestion 4 is counter to the idea of quick delete.   That being said, I have a fix for you personally. Put the below code into your Authoring Panel CSS under the CSS tab at this link: https://www.worldanvil.com/world/styling, save, and it should remove the quick delete button for you.  
    #articles-list a.delete-trigger,
    #athena-wrapper a.delete-trigger {
      display: none;
    }
    
  • +1

    by storyauthor
    on 2022-09-17 05:24
  • -300

    by A Adorable Ooze
    on 2022-09-17 03:03
    The delete button is great as it is - you have to be really try to delete something since the confirmation triggers if you click once on the trash and THEN move your mouse to the left and click again ... if you do, you kind of deserve it.
  • +1

    by A Adorable Cthulhu
    on 2022-09-17 00:32
  • +100

    by Ratha
    on 2022-09-17 00:13
  • +1

    by Wordigirl
    on 2022-09-16 21:27
    There was another similar suggestion and Dimi said something about the universal popups and how they're going to try and make them all uniform? Don't remember exactly, but though this is a valid point, I don't think they are going to edit this interface for the time being. Nevertheless, God bless and thanks for sharing. <3
  • +1

    by Tijmuhn
    on 2022-09-16 19:15
  • +1

    by ddaniel
    on 2022-09-16 16:46
    I like the current one, but if it makes the site more accessible, I can't argue against it. Maybe have an option for it in the Accessibility Menu? (Cause I definitely prefer the current one haha)
  • +100

    by Vibeca
    on 2022-09-16 16:40
  • +300

    by Krawczyk & Weaver
    on 2022-09-16 14:26