new create entries beta

[denise]

We had the old "new JS on journals" beta reporting entry as the topmost entry in this comm, which was causing some confusion! So, a fresh post for people to report problems they're having with the new Create Entries beta.

Things not yet implemented:

* a WYSIWYG/rich text editor to allow people to post formatted entries

* the ability to save draft entries, both so you can deliberately postpone entries for posting later and so that an unexpected browser crash or problem during the posting process won't cause you to lose work

* admin editing of community entries

* the "don't autoformat" checkbox (we can't quite figure out which pane to stick it in!)

Things that will be documented once it comes out of beta, but some people have missed:

* if you don't like the placement of panels or don't want to see certain panels, you can customize the placement and which panels appear by using the " Settings" link in the main toolbar at the beginning of the form.

If you have anything else to report, please let us know here!

Comments

[stellar_dust]

Hi! I've recently come back to DW after a very long hiatus and only just realized I was still opted in for beta testing. Having now toggled back and forth to remind myself what the old entry form looked like, I notice there are a lot of features still missing: comment settings, age restriction settings, crossposting settings, autosave, the image embed link to the user's DW gallery, the ability to log in to a different journal just for one post .. and maybe other stuff.

Is the page likely to be out of beta and/or gain these functions any time in the near future? Or should I just switch off the beta if I want autosave etc?

ETA: Overall I really like the functionality and the layout of the beta page! There are just .. some things that I miss.

[stellar_dust]

Update: It has been pointed out to me that some of these things are available in the page settings. But not all of them? Especially image embedding and autosave?