Mahara

UX/IA: Change 'Add' button to 'Create' on 'Pages and collections' overview page

Bug #1947785 reported by Dianne Tennent
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Mahara
Fix Released
Medium
Dianne Tennent
Mahara 22.10.0

Bug Description

Follow-on from bug #1946291

Location: 'Pages and collections' overview page

Summary
The term 'add' implies that something that already exists is being added to the user's profile. However in reality, when we click 'add', we are actually creating a page, or a collection/portfolio that didn't already exist.

As a new user, seeing the word 'add' creates some hesitancy, as we don't have anything to add at that point. What we're trying to do is create something new. When we open the menu we see a "Create" menu, when we click 'Add' the heading of the modal says 'Create'.

Therefore, my proposal is that the word 'Add' in the button on the 'pages and collections' page be replaced with 'Create'.

I believe this is a simple change that will improve the usability of Mahara.

See original description
Kristina Hoeppner (kris-hoeppner)
summary: - UX/IA: 'Add' button
+ UX/IA: Change 'Add' button to 'Create' on 'Pages and collections'
+ overview page
tags: added: bite-sized usability
Changed in mahara:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Triaged
description: updated
Revision history for this message
Kristina Hoeppner (kris-hoeppner) wrote :

I think to remember that we had this discussion at some point and didn't use 'Create' because the other button is 'Copy'. To avoid the cognitive load of having two buttons start with 'C' we went for 'Add', but can certainly revisit.

Revision history for this message
Dianne Tennent (dianne-t) wrote :

Just updating this to include the comments from community members in response to my forum post on October 22, 2021: https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8940

"Just a quick comment to say yes I'm completely in favour of the concept. Anything that clarifies the purpose of a button or feature and gives people a more instinctive understanding of how to do things can only be good, and sometimes simple changes like expressly saying "go to your portfolio pages" or "create new content" can have a surprisingly big impact. Please keep the suggestions coming!"

"Just to say I agree - both suggestions are a great step forward! Perhaps it could coincide with a rethink of what's on the Dashboard too? The 'Create' tile takes you to your 'Pages and Collections' page."

Revision history for this message
Dianne Tennent (dianne-t) wrote :

Confirmed after discussion with Kristina today. Using the word 'Create' won't pose an issue as there is a plus icon which makes the meaning clear and distinct from 'Copy'

Changed in mahara:
status: Triaged → Confirmed
assignee: nobody → Dianne Tennent (dianne-t)
Revision history for this message
Mahara Bot (dev-mahara) wrote : A patch has been submitted for review

Patch for "main" branch: https://reviews.mahara.org/c/mahara/+/13005

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Mahara Bot (dev-mahara) wrote : A change has been merged

Reviewed: https://reviews.mahara.org/c/mahara/+/13005
Committed: https://git.mahara.org/mahara/mahara/commit/aa3ba7b835131a69acb0db6c8640aebce71600ce
Submitter: "Robert Lyon <email address hidden>"
Branch: main

commit aa3ba7b835131a69acb0db6c8640aebce71600ce
Author: Dianne Tennent <email address hidden>
Date: Thu Jul 21 14:41:29 2022 +1200

Bug 1947785: Change 'Add' button to 'Create'

...on 'Pages and collections' overview page
and update relevant Behat tests

Change-Id: Iacab2052505139803495127b9eb89b8ba79175e3

Robert Lyon (robertl-9)
Changed in mahara:
milestone: none → 22.10.0
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
Kristina Hoeppner (kris-hoeppner)
tags: added: manualupdate
Doris Tam (doristam)
Changed in mahara:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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