Portfolio

I did eventually figure out what I was trying to accomplish. However, what I was trying to articulate (badly) is the amount of navigation necessary to accomplish very simple tasks on this site is GIGANTIC (as compared). What was once an at-a-glance scenario for almost any function, is now a fanned-out, multilayer mishmash of parsed information that probably makes a ton of sense on the back end, but not a lot to the end user who has to navigate their way through the coding map in order to accomplish something very simple.

For instance: something as simple as viewing received reviews. The old method was a simple at-a-glance list--I simply clicked on the chapter of my choosing and every review corresponding to that chapter was ready for viewing. Plus, to use those comments for consideration during an edit, I simply brought them up and used them all at-a-glance.

Now, I have to check the regular review list, click a filter to bring up the information (chapter) I'm after because they aren't separated anymore, choose a version filter (if applicable) scan the list, navigate through the arrows because the list view is limited. And repeat the arrowing over until I've seen them all. THEN, I have to jump over to the IL tab....and repeat the entire process ad nauseum. All that navigation just to view reviews on a single chapter.

The uploading content side is no easier. Instead of having everything in one place at-a-glance where we chose the chapter we wanted published-click, click confirmed done.

We now have: Post your writing..next, next to get to the content list, choose the chapter, choose view or edit from the action box to the right--which navigates us to the chosen chapter, scroll down to the bottom of that chapter, click the publish page nav button, click all the appropriate boxes, scroll yet another list to find the chapter you want to publish, click publish, click through the various dialogue boxes and Phew...finally done....without confirmation (you have to pretty much repeat the process, or choose a different process, if you want to confirm that it was indeed successfully published)

That process is admittedly a little more streamlined if you are publishing at the same time as the upload--but not if you choose to upload in batches and piece meal the timing of publishing (like I did).

I know some of this is figuring out your nav map and that it will become easier for us as we get familiar with it...but it sure would be nice to have some of these choices simplified again.