Delete a post whilst in the Customizer

[danielbachhuber]

It would be great if I could trash or delete a post whilst in the Customizer.

I recognize that this task isn't small, and will need some UX exploration, etc. before it can go to development.

[westonruter]

Definitely. This is something we'll work on after #134 is merged for adding post insertion.

[westonruter]

We'll also have the control for managing the post status (#40) which could potentially include “trash” as one of the options until a dedicated button/UI is provided for deletion.

[danielbachhuber]

We'll also have the control for managing the post status (#40) which could potentially include “trash” as one of the options until a dedicated button/UI is provided for deletion.

Oh, huh. That kinda sucks, but could work as an interim solution.

[westonruter]

It's just a matter of the UI. Implementing trash would be simple, as it would be just setting the post_status for the post setting object to trash. So yeah, I don't see why a delete button and the post status dropdown couldn't be done at the same time.

[westonruter]

As for the behavior of clicking “Trash” I think it should:

1. Set the post_status for the post setting to trash.
2. Trigger a refresh of the previous (should happen automatically).
3. Collapse the post section for the trashed post.
4. Add a deleted style to the post section in the list of posts in the panel, perhaps with 50% opacity.
5. Upon clicking Save, the post section should be removed from the panel entirely.

[danielbachhuber]

@westonruter Did we end up with a button here, or just the status dropdown?

[westonruter]

@danielbachhuber this is being discovered in #172.