I love the big headlines and the clarity of the layout of the Editor WordPress theme. But the bits that are perhaps too subtle are ‘hidden’ in a folder icon that is the route into the sidebar links – including even the ‘Search’ box.
What do you think – just right / too subtle / ?
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I can’t say I’m crazy over any of the minimalist themes. For photography blog like yours I can see the appeal, but I don’t like having to search for something as basic as a search box.
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Thank you for the feedback and as I may have non-too subtly hinted that’s my feeling.
I like the theme well enough that I am going to contact the makers and suggest that the search box makes its way to the front somehow.
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Way too subtle! I’d expect the search box to be visible from the main page somewhere.
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Yes, maybe. Most people wouldn’t take the time to go looking for these things. I like the clean look but perhaps it needs more detail in the sidebar.
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Yes, that’s it. People wouldn’t take the time – thanks for your comment.
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And they might not even realise it was there.
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Yes, that’s definitely a good point. I didn’t know what it was myself when I clicked it 🙂
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I really _like_ the theme, and the subtle sidebar, but then again, I realise that most people wouldn’t notice those little icons … or even ‘get it’. So … yes, I guess it’s too subtle.
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On my self-hosted site at NoMorePencils I added the words ‘Search, etc’ next to the folder icon.
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I applied Editor from wp.ORG repository, and it look very different at first, but that’s fixed now.
I really liked it, but I’ve moved on 😉
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I often come across search boxes that aren’t search boxes in the original sense. To a certain extent I “blame” Google for their material designs where you tap a vague area and “boom! Zap! Kapow!” it suddenly reveals a search box that you wouldn’t have known was there unless you were familiar with the design principles that have been adhered to. I am, you are but someone like my Dad wouldn’t be and therefore people will get annoyed by it.
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I completely agree. In the same way that The ‘hamburger’ is probably still a mystery to some people.
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Oh yes! The “Hamburger” menu, it is an oddity isn’t it? I’ve now got so used to it that I have forgotten why it is confusing!
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