1111857 - Amend add-on submission/update UX.

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Developer Pages, defect)

Description

[Kris Maglione [:kmag]]

The add-on file upload form is becoming far too noisy. We added new elements to make it more likely that developers would take note of important issues, but unfortunately I suspect that clutter is probably having the opposite effect.

Ideally, a UX designer should take a look at this process and figure out how to improve it. Failing that, I think that we need to do the following:

• Split the submission flow into multiple steps.
• First step contains only a file upload form. When the upload completes, move directly to the second step.
• The second step contains a link to validation results, with important messages highlighted.
  » If validation has not failed, it contains two buttons, one to upload sources and continue to the next step, one just to continue. 
  » If validation has failed, and the user is a senior reviewer or above, it provides the option to override validation and continue as above.
  » If validation has failed, and the user is not a senior reviewer, it only provides the option to exit.
• The third step contains the options currently in the main form, including platform, app, and beta channel selection.

Comment 1

[Kris Maglione [:kmag]]

Taking for more specific UX needs.

Comment 2

[Andy McKay]

Given that we are rewriting the developer submission flow, this will be addressed there.