Tracking issue: Further advancing data views

[jameskoster]

View options

• Split layout / view options. Use active layout icon for the layout button #63195
• DataViews option persistence #57669
• Allow custom column ordering #63414
• Graduate data view options out of a menu to allow more design expression #63872

Bulk actions / editing

• Move bulk actions menu to the Footer, consolidate with floating toolbar and total items display #63193
• Quick editing Data views: quick-editing #55101
• Data Views: when trying to bulk edit on a site with many pages, the bulk edit option counts up #63150

Fields

• Use status icons in field display #63199
• Data views table layout: Enable fields to be visually combined with title #58012
• Pages: Include avatar in Author field (@jorgefilipecosta)
• Templates: Hide description field when switching to List layout #57596

Filtering

• Move filter UI into a toggle-able panel to improve experience on narrow viewports/containers #60696 (@jorgefilipecosta)
• Improve UX around filter customisation of bundled data views #60468
• Data views: Make filter reset button contextual to the view #60472
• Data views: Switching layout shouldn't reset filters #62057
• Truncate filter chips #59696
• Data Views: selecting multiple authors to filter by in List layout causes padding issues #63152

General polish

• List / Table layout – selected item stroke should be tinted blue. (@jorgefilipecosta)
• DataViews: Frame title should match current view #56199
• DataViews Sidebar: Display item count on DataViews sidebar #62028
• Data views: Add 'Edit' action to editable patterns #61245
• Pages: Trash view should default to table layout (@jorgefilipecosta)
• Posts: Trash view should default to table layout
• Update pagination design #63675
• Use 'raquo' icons for pagination. (PR)
• Sticky actions column in table layout
• Site view: Resize handle should resize both frame and data view #62748
• Dataviews List: Update item layout #63299
• De-emphasise bulk actions on Grid layout #63302
• Site editor responsiveness #60847
• Data views: Add loading indicator for preview field #59832
• Data views: while loading, a "no results" message flashed #63153
• Make 'Add' buttons consistent across data views, simplify labels #58198
• Data Views: better distinguish templates provided by theme, plugin, or user rather than grouping all under “author” #63324
• Data views grid, remember filters and view options when exiting editing canvas. #63897
• DataViews option persistence #57669
• Add marks to Preview Size control (blocked by RangeControl: Mark positioning is buggy #64481)

New features

• Add support for hierarchy Showcase hierarchy in table/list layout #55957
• Data views grid layout: Allow users to adjust grid density, and consumers to set default density #60630 (@jorgefilipecosta)
• Data views grid layout: Make aspect ratio consumer configurable #60891 (@jorgefilipecosta)
• Pages grid: Improve the preview field #63719 (@jorgefilipecosta)

Performance

• Data Views: Changing items per page to 100 results in poor loading experience #63151

Bugs

• Irrelevant bulk actions #63472
• In Grid layout the template description field renders when empty #63943
• Adding a filter from the column-header-menu should open the filter panel #64612

[ntsekouras]

I made a small demo for the upcoming Hallway Hangout to showcase some progress around DataViews, DataForms and admin redesign after WP 6.6. I'm sharing here as a small status update.

hallway.hangout.mp4