Build opt-in link for users with legacy Vector to easily switch to Vector 2022
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	Jul 25 2022, 4:48 PM

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Back in 2020, it was important to provide logged-in users an easy way to go back to legacy Vector (T243281). It's time to revisit that functionality.

User Story

As a logged-in user, I want an easy way to easily switch back and forth between legacy and 2022.

Brought up in this conversation at Village Pump (proposals) on English Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Easy_switching_skins

Related Objects

Mentioned In: T327465: Make switch to old look a one-click button
T327466: "Switch to new look" link does not appear in the sidebar for Vector 2010
Mentioned Here: T327734: [Vector 2022] Offer anons a "Switch to old look" option that helps them log in and set their skin.
T327465: Make switch to old look a one-click button
T327466: "Switch to new look" link does not appear in the sidebar for Vector 2010
T243281: Build opt-out link for logged-in users with new vector on

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sgrabarczuk created this task.Jul 25 2022, 4:48 PM

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MMiller_WMF updated the task description. (Show Details)Jul 25 2022, 5:16 PM

ovasileva subscribed.Jul 28 2022, 12:10 PM

Jdlrobson moved this task from Incoming to For Iteration on the Desktop Improvements (Vector 2022) board.Aug 4 2022, 10:28 PM

From that thread: specifically adding the request that

"switch to" / "switch from" buttons be in the same part of the skin during a transition period,
these toggle the preference with a single click, without forcing navigation away from the page. (rather than sending to a prefs page, making the user find the pref in question, change it, save, and find their way back to what they were reading)

To the first point: on fr:wp there's a clear link to change away from the new skin, but nothing comparable in vector-legacy to change back to it.
To the second: on fr:wp it's currently four clicks and back-nav even if one doesn't get confused.

@ovasileva

I'd forgotten about this -- T327466 was a dup of this, now closed.

See also T327465 - to make it seamless to switch back and forth, each should work in the same way, and neither should make the reader browse away from the page being read.

Sj mentioned this in T327466: "Switch to new look" link does not appear in the sidebar for Vector 2010.Jan 22 2023, 8:03 AM

Peachey88 merged a task: T327466: "Switch to new look" link does not appear in the sidebar for Vector 2010.Jan 22 2023, 8:08 AM

JJMC89 edited projects, added Vector (legacy skin); removed Desktop Improvements (Vector 2022).Jan 22 2023, 8:32 AM

?setskin=vector-2022 or something similar may do the trick. The functionality needs to be tested under multiple circumstances in which the link is visible, such as following a #Sectionlink or viewing a diff page.

Sj renamed this task from Build opt-in link for logged-in users with legacy Vector to Build opt-in link for users with legacy Vector to easily switch to Vector 2022.Jan 30 2023, 5:26 PM

Sj added a project: Desktop Improvements (Vector 2022).

Jdlrobson moved this task from Incoming to Not ready to estimate on the Web-Team-Backlog board.Jan 31 2023, 5:34 PM

Sj mentioned this in T327465: Make switch to old look a one-click button.Feb 13 2023, 1:59 PM

Chipmunkdavis subscribed.Feb 15 2023, 1:06 PM

Related: T327734

ovasileva triaged this task as Low priority.Mar 20 2023, 4:12 PM

ovasileva moved this task from Not ready to estimate to Current Fiscal Year on the Web-Team-Backlog board.

Jdlrobson moved this task from Current Fiscal Year to Incoming on the Web-Team-Backlog board.Wed, Mar 20, 8:27 PM