I wasn’t involved with the issue queue redesign, but I’ve been gathering information about where the changes came from. This post is ABSOLUTELY NOT intended to combat or negate the feedback that’s been generated since the D7 launch, nor is it intended to defend maintaining the changes. My intention is to share the historical foundation for the design choices so they can be factored in when discussing how to resolve the challenges introduced by the new design.
Here’s what I’ve discovered so far:
In addition to the considerations laid out in the May 9, 2013 Drupal Association post, Drupal.org D7 - improving issue pages, many of the specific changes were based on work and research from the Prairie Initiative. During various Prairie conversations, a number of problems with the issue queue were articulated:
- The main issue page redesign: https://groups.drupal.org/node/144574
- Possible solutions: https://groups.drupal.org/node/136174
- User journies: https://groups.drupal.org/node/139009
- Issue page templates: https://groups.drupal.org/node/137829
with first mockups: https://disambiguity.notableapp.com/posts/960b8ce5781fb3cca2aadcec808f68...