Improve empty state of Watchlist for Desktop (and update styles on Minerva)
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	RHo
	Nov 2 2021, 2:25 PM

Description

Problem

Currently the empty state of the Watchlist page on Desktop doesn't provide any explanation or introduction to what the Watchlist is, which makes it hard for newcomers to start using it as an aid to their editing process.

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User job story

As a person with a new account who has no watched pages
When I navigate to the Watchlist page,
I want to understand what the watchlist is for...
So that I can start using it for tracking articles of interest.

Proposed solution

Provide an empty state illustration and introduction text on desktop.
Revise the empty state on Mobile to be consistent across platforms (see also T222871)

Designs TBC

Related Objects

Mentioned In: T289619: Move Watchlist button outside user menu dropdown
Mentioned Here: T222871: Improve watchlist empty state (outdated illustration)

Event Timeline

RHo created this task.Nov 2 2021, 2:25 PM

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RHo mentioned this in T289619: Move Watchlist button outside user menu dropdown.Nov 2 2021, 2:33 PM

• alexhollender_WMF updated the task description. (Show Details)Nov 2 2021, 3:03 PM

The task title mentions Minerva, here's the current state of the explanatory text for Minerva:

(@RHo I've moved this to triaged but feel free to move to other columns/tags as you see fit. thanks!)

In T294840#7477744, @kostajh wrote:

The task title mentions Minerva, here's the current state of the explanatory text for Minerva:

(@RHo I've moved this to triaged but feel free to move to other columns/tags as you see fit. thanks!)

Thanks @kostajh, SGTM. I try to explain in the task description that Minerva is mentioned so that we also update the illustration and messaging there to make sure it's consistent across platforms but will also clarify in the title.

RHo renamed this task from Improve empty states of Watchlist for Desktop and Minerva to Improve empty state of Watchlist for Desktop (and update styles on Minerva).Nov 3 2021, 2:17 PM

Lectrician1 subscribed.Jan 29 2022, 9:50 PM

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Improve empty state of Watchlist for Desktop (and update styles on Minerva)Open, Needs TriagePublicActions