[ckan-dev] UI/UX: Deleting packages on CKAN

Thu Oct 27 10:05:33 UTC 2011

I'm sure I can fit this nicely into the dataset editor somehow. I've linked
this ticket into my list of post-v1.5 UX improvements:
http://trac.ckan.org/ticket/1404

On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 6:17 PM, David Read <david.read at okfn.org> wrote:

> Jonathan,
>
> Yes the UI for this could be improved, and I like your suggestion to
> explain to administrators how this works.
> http://trac.ckan.org/ticket/1425
>
> Now, where to put this delete button?
>
> David
>
>
> On 26 October 2011 14:30, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> wrote:
>
>> At the moment to delete a package you have to go to 'state' and change
>> from 'active' to 'deleted'.
>>
>> For me this was not very obvious, and someone recently wrote to me
>> about this too.
>>
>> Its a small issue - but unless you know what 'state: active' refers
>> to, its not obvious what this means, nor that this is where to go if
>> you want to delete a package.
>>
>> From UI perspective this could be replaced by either a trash can or
>> some text that says 'delete', perhaps with some prompt that explains
>> what happens when you delete a package - explaining that non-admins
>> won't be able to see it, and how you purge, etc.
>>
>> Just a thought!
>>
>> J.
>>
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>>
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