[4.0] UX - Copy Item missing from article actions dropdown

[coolcat-creations]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Often you want just to copy an article - like you would copy a module, but it's not possible unless you use the batch process modal.
It would be great to have a copy action in action dropdown like in modules. That would be also more consistent through the system.

[brianteeman]

Do we really have to have multiple options for everything?

[coolcat-creations]

For Copy yes, it's a very often used task and it's also available in modules.
To be more consistent in the UI I would strongly recommend to add copy here.
It's 3 clicks to copy an article against 6 clicks for the user.

[coolcat-creations]

Sidenote: If the article is not featured / not checked out I see no reason to show an active unfeature / checkin action there

[brianteeman]

For Copy yes, it's a very often used task and it's also available in modules.

According to what metric?
Personally I only ever use Save as copy

To be more consistent in the UI I would strongly recommend to add copy here.

Then you would have to add it in a lot more places than just articles

[simbus82]

For Copy yes, it's a very often used task and it's also available in modules.

According to what metric?
Personally I only ever use Save as copy

According to experienced admin users like me 🥇 for example. :-P

Me, my copywriters and my devs always use the "copy" for K2 articles in J3, because many times it's needed to create a "template" for an article. Populating a web site prototype is so easy with an article duplication system. I missing this for standard articles in J3, it's so annoying enter and click save as copy.
And in this manner i can't duplicate 2 or more different titled articles in one shot.

Then you would have to add it in a lot more places than just articles

Exactly. A rapid "copy" can be a must for menu voices too. No need other options because a simply copy button must clone the menu voice as-is at the same level.
For all others mass management cases, we have the batch.

[alikon]

please test #28881

[alikon]

as #28881 it is still a WIP..... let's reopen this maybe someonelse will be more fast than me 😃