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Media Library: define requirements to replace Calypso "Media" with the standard WordPress "Media" view #95650
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Related work in Core to bring data views to the Media Library: WordPress/gutenberg#55238 |
From a Happiness / user perspective: The only functionality from Calypso that has a high priority is access to the external sources.
The other differences are mostly cosmetic and don't feel like blockers.
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Lego can start looking at this next week. cc: @Copons |
This might be an opportunity to use WordPress/gutenberg#63335 (new freeform crop tool) in Calypso first. |
@ramonjd the new freeform crop tool looks great! Unfortunately, I don't think we will be updating much the Calypso Media page for this project since the long-term goal is to remove it entirely in favor of core 🙂 |
We will focus on analysis and spike this week, working on the tasks below: |
Ah, gotcha. Thanks. In that case, the new cropper can stick to the original intention of (some day) integrating into Core first. 👍🏻 |
Posted the following P2 to decide on the next actions: pfYzsZ-1ci-p2 |
As part of the Untangling Calypso epic, this seeks to define requirements and any blockers for replacing wordpress.com/media/ view with the standard WordPress wp-admin/upload.php view for new users. This relates to #95393 where you can see the beginnings of a breakdown between Core vs WordPress.com's experience.
This will reduce confusion navigating between Calypso and proper WordPress admin.
Current known differences
Access to external sources (Google Photos, Pexels, Openverse)
Calypso's view only shows this as an option"
Slider to change grid density
Calypso offers a slider to change grid density whereas Core doesn't have the option. In the future, if data views is used for the media library, we can reuse the grid density options baked in:
Tabs for each filters by file type rather than a dropdown
Calypso shows each filter as a separate tab folks can quickly sort by whereas Core relies on a dropdown.
Calypso:
Core view:
Coherent upgrade pathways for audio & video
Calypso has an upgrade nudge for audio and video in each tab whereas Core just shows a text based nudge around upgrading for VideoPress.
Calypso:
Core view:
Sorting by date
Calypso doesn't have the option whereas Core's view does:
Cropping tools
The same tooling is available in each just presented differently, except changing scaling options which is only available in Core.
Calypso:
Core view:
Please edit to add more! This is just a start.
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