In a UX-focused discussion about the composer interface, sb56637 expresses concern that the “Quote whole post” button, now buried in the “Options” dropdown since the new composer update, is less accessible for frequent use. They suggest moving it back to the main toolbar by default, noting that while custom coding can restore it, this isn’t practical for non-developers. nat proposes leveraging the existing “post menu” site setting — which controls post-action ordering — as a potential model for composer customization, suggesting it could address broader composer flexibility needs. chapoi responds that moving the button back isn’t planned, but asks for specific use cases. sb56637 explains their forum’s legacy conventions — users quote entire posts to preserve threading, especially for older or mobile users who find text selection cumbersome. NateDhaliwal offers a practical workaround: a community component that restores the button to the main toolbar, and references related tools and a similar discussion thread. sb56637 thanks them for the helpful solution. The thread highlights a tension between UI streamlining and user习惯, with community-developed tools bridging the gap.
Hi there, with the introduction of the new composer, the “Quote whole post” button has moved to the “Options” .dropdown-menu. This feels like a rather sub-optimal location, as this button is/was quite frequently used on my forum. It looks like it is possible to move it manually, but it requires some fairly complex custom coding:
Could it at least be moved back to the main buttons row by default? From there it’s relatively simple to hide it or other less used buttons if the admin wants to tweak that.
One thing I found super pleasant was the introduction of the “post menu” site setting (/admin/site_settings/category/all_results?filter=post%20menu) by @saquetim.
@renato It could be really cool if this was an option for the composer. I think it may address some of the biggest composer requests on customizability.
We’re unlikely to move this back the moment, but I would like to hear what usecases your forum has for this? What is the scenario to quote an entire post again?
It’s a large forum that was migrated from a traditional forum, so those older conventions stick. If it’s a fairly short post that is quite far back in the conversation thread then some might quote the whole thing if they’re replying to it, thus helping preserve the threading (although Discourse has its own automatic reply threading). Also some mobile users have commented that it’s easier to just quote the entire post with a single button click, rather than trying to finger-select text and deal with the popup quote button.
