Admin Forum:Admin tools feedback and suggestions

Intro
See User blog:Meighan/New Tools to Start & Grow Your Wiki for the intro to Admin tools aka the Admin Dashboard.

This post is for feedback and suggestions for the Admin Dashboard.

I will start off...

-- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 20 Jul 2011 8:40 PM Pacific

Feedback

 * The Advanced tab of the Admin dashboard looks like it should just be the Special:SpecialPages page of the Healthy Recipes wiki. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 20 Jul 2011 8:42 PM Pacific
 * If there are links for CreateRecipe and CreateIngredient, then why aren't there specialized links for things like CreateCharacter, CreateEpisode, CreateItem, CreateQuest, or CreateShow? -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 20 Jul 2011 8:42 PM Pacific
 * Could you explain a bit about what you're talking about? What's Healthy Recipes got to do with the dashboard? I haven't got access to the dashboard, so a screen would be nice.
 * I believe there are links to CreateRecipe and CreateIngredient on the Admin Dashboard, eventhough those pages only exist on the Healthy Recipes wiki. - Tjcool007 (Talk) 09:41, July 21, 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, look at the bottom area of the Advanced tab of the Admin dashboard. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 21 Jul 2011 9:28 AM Pacific
 * Progress bar doesn't account for imported pages (using Special:Import).
 * I had a sandbox wiki where I was creating pages until I got around to creating the topic-specific wiki. I exported a bunch of pages (20 or more plus some categories and templates) and then imported them into the new wiki. These pages didn't get counted as added, so I didn't get credit for "Add 10 pages". -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 21 Jul 2011 9:44 AM Pacific
 * I think the new features are great since when i first made my first wiki i had no idea where to start in my new wiki, the with the progress bar its really simply and easy, it makes wikia more enjoyable! As for the admin dashboard, i think its so easy to use since im a admin on many wikis and blocking a user or using theme designer was such a annyoing thing to do since i had to go to Special:Block or Special:themedesigner or click blocker user, etc, now every admin ability is made into one!  For more feed back, check out one of my comments on Meighan's blog about these tools, i have a whole big paragraph.  Good job wikia!  TheBen10Mazter  (Talk -Blog -Contribs)  17:40, July 22, 2011 (UTC)

Suggestions

 * Add a whole section (or perhaps a whole page) devoted to MediaWiki UI modification page links beyond Top navigation (MediaWiki:Wiki-navigation). -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 20 Jul 2011 8:42 PM Pacific
 * Add buttons for Special:NewFiles and Special:NewPages. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 20 Jul 2011 8:42 PM Pacific
 * Add a section or page for useful Admin-oriented help pages. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 20 Jul 2011 8:42 PM Pacific
 * Add buttons that go directly to Wikia Founders and Admins blog and Support Requests forum. -- <span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; cursor:help;" title="Who?">Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 20 Jul 2011 8:42 PM Pacific
 * Regarding the General tab:
 * If a particular task is not activated on a wiki (e.g., Special:PageLayoutBuilder), perhaps it should appear greyed out. — <font color="#DC143C" face="Garamond" size="3">Spike <font color="#000000" face="Garamond" size="3">Toronto  10:58, July 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * Since the Dashboard is for Administrators, who normally have more wikiskill than the average member, why not have Add a photo go to Special:Upload, the real thing? — <font color="#DC143C" face="Garamond" size="3">Spike <font color="#000000" face="Garamond" size="3">Toronto  10:58, July 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * How about a button that makes Add a photo button go straight to Special:Upload for all wiki users rather than the popup? Or perhaps a button that makes the popup appear expanded rather than collapsed with licensing options hidden? Of course these could go in Advanced tab as just links or checkboxes. -- <span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; cursor:help;" title="Who?">Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 22 Jul 2011 10:36 AM Pacific
 * Exactly! — <font color="#DC143C" face="Garamond" size="3">Spike <font color="#000000" face="Garamond" size="3">Toronto  19:03, July 22, 2011 (UTC)


 * Regarding the Advanced tab, when buttons for it get created,
 * How about an Import button that links to Special:Import? — <font color="#DC143C" face="Garamond" size="3">Spike <font color="#000000" face="Garamond" size="3">Toronto  10:58, July 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * Might as well have an Export button that links to Special:Export too. -- <span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; cursor:help;" title="Who?">Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 22 Jul 2011 10:32 AM Pacific