EllisLab User Feedback, Ideas and Suggestions
This is your chance to have your vote counted, your voice heard. Below are requests from our community, things you would like to see fixed, implemented and added to ExpressionEngine. The goal is to get as many votes as possible, so I can have a clear priority rank based on our user feedback. Nothing here is guaranteed to be built or implemented, but it is all stuff that is possible and the more people that want it the better.
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Interface Changes Visual changes to the UI, that do not require any structural changes
135 ratings
Entry submit and other controls in sticky footer
Place action buttons for forms in a footer that stays on screen in a sticky action bar.
201 ratings
Imageless CP design
Remove the dependency on images for the EE CP, move to a fully CSS based design.
137 ratings
More consistent naming and labeling
Create a consistent and logical naming convention for labeling and naming with the CP
98 ratings
Consider new window links for site home links
Pop a new window for any link to the front page of the website(s) being managed by EE.
145 ratings
Better, less specific CSS
Reduce, and reuse CSS, clean up tighten and unify the CSS of the CP allowing for easier customization and co-branding.
106 ratings
Cleaner, leaner markup
Better HTML structural markup, keeping in mind consistency and extension,
170 ratings
Better use of jQuery
Re-factor, lessen and improve the use of jQuery, javascript and ajax in the CP. Rule of thumb if it doesn’t directly improve UX, leave it out.
149 ratings
Unified CP style for add on developers to use
A complete style guide and UI language for add on developers to utilize for their add ons, giving them a unified look and feel.
114 ratings
More consistency across the CP
Develop a consistent and easy to use style language to use across the CP.
User Experience Changes Changes to the overall experience of using EE, may require structural changes
40 ratings
Improve bulk editing options
Have a system that allows us to make changes to all the ticked entries. See Low Variables as an example. There you can tick multiple items and then assign it to another folder, delete it or change the field type. So following that example, perhaps entries can have mass Status changes, Author assignments or even Channel assignment etc?
18 ratings
Navigation by Member Group
Allow creation of navigation templates much like you can create toolbar templates on Wygwam. New members get a toolbar based on the member group assignment.
73 ratings
Consolidate Addons, Less complicated naming
From a users perspective these are no different and should not be labeled and stored in different locations. Consider consolidating all types of addons under a single name and into a single location.
90 ratings
Rethink the comment module
Rebuild comment module from the ground up with better functionality, and greatly improved navigation and moderation of modules
116 ratings
Edit > channel auto filters edit listing.
Create a quick link to a filtered entries view for editing quickly.
96 ratings
Clearer site name especially in MSM installs.
More clearly mark sites within an MSM install, giving users a glance confirmation of the chosen site.
101 ratings
Alphabetical template group sorting
Allow template groups to be sorted alphabetically with a single click option.
112 ratings
Better sorting and ordering options in the edit listings
Create a standard for ordering and sorting to be used across all table based views.
84 ratings
Reconsider channel auto-linking default settings
Consider changing the default from auto linking to not auto linking.
129 ratings
Role based UI navigation
Allow set up and management of role based top level navigation.
87 ratings
Improve template manager work flow
Improve the template creation and editing workflow for developers/designers
134 ratings
Improve preview workflow
Create a workflow for previewing content in context within the publishing and editing workflows
90 ratings
Improve channel creation workflow
Improve the workflow for creating and managing channels.
117 ratings
Simplify CP design
Simplify and hone the CP design so that it melts away while you work.
61 ratings
Overview screens should be more contextual
Creating a more contextual and useful overview screen for high level areas.
138 ratings
CP should be content producer centered, designer/developer second
Design the CP with the ultimate user in mind first and foremost, making the secondary user, the developer/designer
145 ratings
Improve system messages/notifications display and use
Create a better display and dismissal system for system messages, notifications and warnings.
85 ratings
Address/remove accordions
Solve the display issue where accordions are being used, in order to remove the accordions
82 ratings
Main Navigational repair and rethink
Rethink the main, secondary and workflow navigation within the EE CP.
Feature Requests Requires new or adapted features to be applied
11 ratings
Better multi-language support
Create a system or standard for multi-language website construction that is supported by the system
59 ratings
Allow Snippets and Global Vars to be stored as files
Allow snippets and global variables to be files, improving the overall template workflow. Additional information here
16 ratings
Add-on Compatibility Checker
Check for add on compatibility with new versions to prevent data loss or broken web sites from critical add ons breaking upon upgrade.
37 ratings
Move Third Party outside of /expressionengine/ folder
Move Third Party folders outside of ExpressionEngine root, allowing for easier and cleaner updates.
30 ratings
Add better email notification support for Safecracker forms
Create a better email notification system for use with Safecracker forms, so that they can be used as advanced contact and data collection forms.
39 ratings
Add twitter commenting
Allow the comment module to interface with twitter directly, without the use of a plugin.
90 ratings
Ability to hide help button from clients
Allow developers to turn off the contextual help button from specific member groups to avoid confusion.
78 ratings
Educational default theme
Create a default front end site that provides best practices and good template authoring for new user educational purposes.
245 ratings
Channel groups
Remove the custom fields from the dependency of field groups. Allow one custom field to be applied to multiple channels or channel groups.
209 ratings
Easier method for local to live deployment
Create an easier way to migrate from server to server without a million path changes etc.
62 ratings
Bulk education discounted licenses, for classes
Create a class room pricing package for EE licenses to further educate future EE designers and developers.
114 ratings
Better custom field support on cats
Create better custom field support for Categories, allowing for more category tied flexible content.
69 ratings
Improve global variables definitions
Improve the definitions of global variables and snippets
138 ratings
Better custom field support for members
Create better custom field support for members, potentially move currently standard fields like AIM, MSN etc.. to custom fields so they can be deleted.
70 ratings
CP homepage analytics
Allow users to see analytics about their install on the CP homepage
86 ratings
CP homepage widgets (accessories)
Allow users to have CP homepage widgets, like accessories but for the main content section.
129 ratings
Customizable homepage
Allow developers and end users to customize the CP homepage with items important to their workflows.