Closed Bug 432665 Opened 16 years ago Closed 15 years ago

Revise Category List (make type distinctions consistent with Firefox)

Categories

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Public Pages, defect, P1)

defect

Tracking

(Not tracked)

RESOLVED FIXED
Future

People

(Reporter: madhava, Unassigned)

References

Details

Tracking bug for category list revisions.

Mockup of suggested changes to come.
Assignee: nobody → madhava
Hm.  Attachment is too big for bugzilla.  Hosted here instead:

http://people.mozilla.com/~madhava/files/amo/2008-05-15/category_overview.png

I will add some explanatory notes for this shortly.  Basically, add-ons sit within groupings by type, with the "Extensions" being open on the front page.  Clicking on a Type header in the accordion list (Extensions, Themes, Languages, Search Engines) takes you to landing page for that type (really, the same layout at the front page), on which the list is unfolded to reveal the categories within.  Clicking on a category takes the user to a landing page for the category, much as we have now, but with a revised layout to accomodate the type/category list.  

Losing space that was once taken by another recommended box on the category landing pages is made up for by having a "slider" box of recommended add-ons (there's another bug for this).  We also move the box of links to "see all" up so it sits above the fold.
Madhava, thanks for the mockup. I think it looks quite good.  Just some minor stuff.

1) There is some erroneous text in the second row of screens referring to "Alerts & Updates" for themes, that should be probably be "Compact" instead.
2) I like the idea of moving Language Tools back up to Extensions and having "Languages & Dictionaries" be automatically linked as the "Language" landing page
1. Fixed the text error
2. Agreed - done
3. Added mockups for how the category list and details page levels would work

http://people.mozilla.com/~madhava/files/amo/2008-05-15/category_scheme.png
Blocks: 434328
Target Milestone: 3.4.3 → 3.4.4
Target Milestone: 3.4.4 → 3.4.5
Assignee: madhava → morgamic
Target Milestone: 3.4.5 → 3.4.6
No longer blocks: 432670
No longer blocks: 432668
Depends on: 432670
Depends on: 415725
Target Milestone: 3.4.6 → 3.4.7
Bug 415725 has the menu graphics.
Target Milestone: 3.4.7 → 3.5.1
Priority: -- → P1
Target Milestone: 4.0.2 → 4.0.3
Target Milestone: 4.0.3 → 4.0.4
Target Milestone: 4.0.4 → 5.0.1
Target Milestone: 5.0.1 → 5.0.2
Sigh...
Target Milestone: 5.0.2 → 5.0.3
Why sigh?
Let's defer this- with the front page redesign next quarter and neilio's impending category redesign, I don't want to waste effort.
Target Milestone: 5.0.3 → Future
Assignee: morgamic → nobody
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 15 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Product: addons.mozilla.org → addons.mozilla.org Graveyard
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