In the UX category discussion titled “Notification setting button with context,” nukeador highlights a common complaint from new Discourse users: the difficulty in discovering how to subscribe to a category. They suggest adding visual aids, such as text labels, to the existing button and implementing similar buttons for non-logged-in users to encourage account creation. pfaffman agrees, noting that the current circle icon is not intuitive for “manage subscription.” Mittineague argues that the feature is a “just-in-time” discoverable element visible on category list pages in desktop view, though they admit the icons may be unclear and suggest aligning the display with topic-level settings for better consistency. sam suggests testing the change via site customization, a point nukeador acknowledges but emphasizes the need for a universal, localized improvement for all users. Finally, pacharanero shares a prototype topic customization that allows staff to create a “Watch This Category” button to improve discoverability.
One of the main complains we are getting from people new to discourse is that it’s not easy or natural to discover how to “subscribe” to a category.
Buttons now:
Is it possible to add another visual aid to make it clear that button there is where you have to go to follow a category?
I was thinking on text aid like:
Also, when you are not logged in there are no buttons. Maybe these buttons should be there to drive users to create an account/log in and get the action done (new post/subscribe) smoothly.
It’s one of the JIT “discoverable” things. When a member is on a Category list page in desktop view it displays in the menu row. That in itself should suggest it’s a menu item.
True, the circle icons may not mean much, especially to a newer member, but there is the down arrow indicating there’s more to be seen. Once that’s opened the fuller descriptions are there.
I confess I didn’t notice it there right away myself. I used my Profile Preference Settings to Watch the categories I had interest in.
But it would be more consistent to have it display more like the topic level setting that is below topics - if there is room for the extra width.
Ho creato un piccolo prototipo di TC che consente agli utenti Staff di creare un pulsante “Segui questa categoria”, rendendo il Seguire più facile da scoprire per gli utenti.
