In preparation for 2.1 Beta 2 we updated the icons a little bit more. This update is in line with the new Android Design Guidelines. Hope you like the improvements – ground work by Dan.
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Isaac Keyet
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Dan
Super cool Android Design site launched:
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Isaac Keyet
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Liss
I just download the WordPress app for my brand new Samsung tablet but I couldn’t figure out how to add more than one site. Please help! Where is the option for that?
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Dan
1.3.2 was released this morning. On top of the fixes for stats and HTC sense 1.5 devices, we also squeezed in a small UI update including better tab icons and a nice ‘WordPress Blue’ title header. Thanks to Kahil Young for contributing!
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Kahil
You guys are welcome! If anyone needs help you can email me. designs at ikahil dot com.
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Alex Leonard
Nice work guys, the app keeps on getting better
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Kahil
Here is a new concept based on the suggestions below…
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Kahil
As an explanation…. This is what a mobile dashboard could look like given the suggestions of people wanting a ‘facebook’ or ‘twitter’ look to it.
The top bar features the WordPress logo, the blog name and also a search button to bring up a popup to search for things like posts, comments, etc.
The comments icon could have a subtle number in the top balloon that tells you the number of new comments.
The posts and pages sections are self explanatory.
The media section will display galleries for their sounds, pictures and videos. A user could view or upload new media.
The settings section is obviously where you can mess with all your settings.
The plugins section is where the stats plugin could go. This would keep it usable, but out of the way for users who don’t use it. It is also where future plugins could go that can be viewed/managed via the mobile app.
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Dan
I like it, we would also like to add a reader to the app, maybe at the bottom it could have a small area that cycles through the featured posts on WordPress.com?
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Kahil
What if that was the first and default item in the beginning where you choose from your different blogs? It would keep it as a separate item from the blogs while still being viewable since it is in the very first section.
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Dan
I think where you have ‘Blog Name’ we’d have a drop down that has a blog selector like Matt suggested below. So the screen you have designed here would be the ‘home’ screen.
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ikahil
What if it was done like Gmail handles different accounts. in the bottom settings popup you can choose “Accounts” and it will take you to an account selector section.
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ikahil
I just worry that it would get too cluttered if that top section were dropped down even more for another section to go.
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Kahil
Here it is with the new comment number idea…
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ikahil
With the ticker…
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Kahil
Ok everyone. Check out the newest mockup that has four panels that illustrate the various ideas so far…
http://kahil.deviantart.com/art/WordPress-for-Android-Concept-173037282
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Dan
Awesome, thanks for compiling the ideas together!
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Kahil
No problem! If anyone has any other ideas for it, feel free to send them to me at: designs at ikahil dot com. I’ll do my best to take the ideas and put them in a mockup.
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Joshua Sigar
For the top bar, I want a “new post” button, either next to the “search” button or in place of. Or just create a widget
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Kahil
That is what the post section is for. If that were to happen, then people would want a button for new page, etc. I think the search button would be more useful, especially for those who blog heavily. Remember, in a good app design, less is more when it comes to what is on the screen.
A new post button can go in the place of the search button once in the post section…the same for the page section. That would look and work much betta.
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Joshua Sigar
I think the search button would be more useful, especially for those who blog heavily.
I suppose those same people use “new post” feature a lot, too.
Anyway, no big deal; we can always create a widget.
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Dan
I do like the idea of a quick post button, similar to the tweet button in the twitter app that is always there…
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Kahil
Okies… I’ll see what I can come up with….
How about…. making it so that when you long press on the posts and pages button it does the new post/page?
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Joshua Sigar
Heh, users probably won’t know the feature is there.
Or probably it’s just me. Too many things are unpredictable with apps on phones. By looking at an element in the interface, you just know if it will react on a click, a long-click, neither or both.
I think it’s OK to handle a click and a long-click on a list item., but not on those icons.
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Joshua Sigar
you just know if it will react on a click, a long-click, neither or both.
That should read, “you just don’t know.”
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Kahil
Here you guys go… I’d post the image here too, but I don’t seem to have that option. :/
http://kahil.deviantart.com/art/WordPress-for-Android-Concept-173037282
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Joshua Sigar
Is the top right screen what you get when you press “+” button? , I have an objection.
I sort of defeat the purpose when you have to click twice to write a new post.
We probably should do a poll but people don’t write Pages (frequently).
And what is “Add Image…” and “Add Video…” People write a post and attach media from post screen. (That said, I also have an issue with Media button on the home screen but that’s another thread.)
I prefer a button that will lead straight to a New Post screen.
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Joshua Sigar
button? , I have an objection.
It should read button?If so, I have an objection.
I sort of defeat the purpose
It should read It sort of defeats the purpose…
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Kahil
would an extra click really be all that much of a burden on you? I mean, if your sprain your thumb I’ll send you a splint. Its an effort to appease everyone. Some people will want a little of everything and we can’t please them all. In the current version you already only have the add button in each of the sections (posts, pages, etc.)
I was trying to give a little bit of it all for every user. Some users make a lot of posts, some a lot of pages, some have a lot of media on them. It also give a small later of assurance in the case users with sausage fingers accidentally hit that button. Can call it a quick add button for all the sections when selected from the dashboard. They could still put in that meta-click on the posts, pages, and media buttons to go directly to the new of each.
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Kahil
Also, the media section is good for users who do deal with a lot of media, especially images.
remember that this app isn’t meant to be about what YOU want and like. Its meant for everyone. Like I said, some people like one thing and others don’t. I own my own design business and from my experience, you can’t please everyone when designing something for the masses. The best but is to try and offer a little of it all and meet them in the middle.
The idea of this mobile dashboard was to reflect what users get on the web based version. Here I have put on the main sections of the web based version. I think that most people would agree that those six sections are the main sections of the web version right?
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Joshua Sigar
Before I say anything more, let me just clarify a thing. Anything I’ve suggested is not for myself; it’s what I think will benefit more users. I should be careful with my wording now.
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Kahil
Think of it like this… from the dashboard, the add button would bring up that popup window. When you are in the posts section or pages section, it would automatically go to a new item. Trying to keep in mind that not every user makes a lot of posts. On some of the sites I’ve made and sites my friends have, they make more pages and upload more media than they do posts because they are using WordPress not for blogging, but as a back end to a site.
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Really cool site. Definitely coming back.