Problem/Motivation

Currently the main Features UI menu item is a child of Manage > Configuration > Development > Configuration Synchronization (admin/config/development/configuration).

Besides being deeply nested, the item is also counter-intuitive, since generating features is not logically a child task of synchronizing configuration.

Proposed resolution

Move the location of the Features menu item one level up to Manage > Configuration > Development (admin/config/development).

Remaining tasks

  • Confirm if this is the best location.
  • Make the code change.
  • Update documentation.

User interface changes

API changes

Data model changes

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#4 features-menu-2634260-4.patch9.45 KBnedjo
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nedjo created an issue. See original summary.

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dawehner
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This is sort of a tricky question. Historically I would have expected to be features part of sitebuilding so categorized below structure, but well, given that features is no longer a deployment tool it maybe not belongs there anymore? For me separating things into individual feature for reusage is basically a process of structuring something, but well, maybe not everyone has that kind of mind model.

On the other hand your suggested location admin/config/development is certainly much better to find than the existing local task. For a while I was considering admin/config as well, but I think the general term development can fit pretty well for features.

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dawehner
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So I would vote for better discoverability.

@nedjo
Do you agree?

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Status: Active » Needs review
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@dawehner:

Like this? Attached patch moves the Features menu item one up to admin/config/development/features.

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dawehner
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Yeah that would work for me!

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dawehner
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I especially like it outside of config so that people realize that config is not really touched by features module.

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+1 to admin/config/development/features

Need better access in the Menu interface, now is hidden under configuration, that is also nice but we're use to see it in the Menu.

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dawehner
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Status: Needs review » Reviewed & tested by the community

There seems to be agreement about that.

  • nedjo committed 995c6f7 on 8.x-3.x 
    Issue #2634260 by nedjo: Move Features UI menu item to admin/config/...
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Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Fixed

Committed this and updated the handbook to use the new paths.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed - issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.