So Nao suggested a change of the Configuration menu to:Quote I see a couple of issues with this... firstly, I did want to keep Mod Filters as a top level item, as I see it being part of a task-led mentality within the admin panel, but I can see the benefits of Moderation being a top level item too.
OK, here's a thought.
Move Pretty URLs to under Server (as a top level item), then look at moving the items in Features and Settings > General to other pages (creating new pages if necessary, e.g. Who's Online is virtually at enough items to warrant a small page of its own, especially if permissions is moved there too, and the page can be used for admin information purposes too)
That would get rid of Features and Settings entirely (which also suits me quite a bit). As far as Moderation goes, I'm inclined to push that in different ways, moving the warning system stuff under Members > Warnings (since I've talked about putting more options in there anyway)
After that, I'd probably put Filters under Forum somewhere as a top level item (with Add as a sub item in the menu) and Anti-Spam in Members too (again as a top level item, I figure people are going to want to get there in a hurry, and I do imagine there will be mods that will expand that section anyway should they choose to do so; they don't *have* to use the plugins area though it is of course encouraged)
Part of the problem is that most of the Forum stuff is forum specific configuration while what the Configuration area is for is really for 'not forum but *site wide* stuff', except that we don't have much that it is site wide without being quite specific to the forum areas of the installation - there's languages and themes, because they don't deal with the acts of posting etc. and the forum content.
More like... (When it comes to entry names.)
Configuration
Features and Settings
General
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Pretty URLs
Moderation
Settings
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Anti-Spam
Warnings
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Filters
Add filter
(I'm also positive Pretty URLs configuration could still be moved somewhere else, so that Features and Settings could let go of the sub-menus.)
OK, here's a thought.
Move Pretty URLs to under Server (as a top level item), then look at moving the items in Features and Settings > General to other pages (creating new pages if necessary, e.g. Who's Online is virtually at enough items to warrant a small page of its own, especially if permissions is moved there too, and the page can be used for admin information purposes too)
That would get rid of Features and Settings entirely (which also suits me quite a bit). As far as Moderation goes, I'm inclined to push that in different ways, moving the warning system stuff under Members > Warnings (since I've talked about putting more options in there anyway)
After that, I'd probably put Filters under Forum somewhere as a top level item (with Add as a sub item in the menu) and Anti-Spam in Members too (again as a top level item, I figure people are going to want to get there in a hurry, and I do imagine there will be mods that will expand that section anyway should they choose to do so; they don't *have* to use the plugins area though it is of course encouraged)
Part of the problem is that most of the Forum stuff is forum specific configuration while what the Configuration area is for is really for 'not forum but *site wide* stuff', except that we don't have much that it is site wide without being quite specific to the forum areas of the installation - there's languages and themes, because they don't deal with the acts of posting etc. and the forum content.