Little Big Things for WordPress Editing  🔗 **Source:** [Little Big Things for WordPress Editing](https://rich.blog/little-big-things/) 📄 **Full text:** ![[Full Document Contents/Articles/Little Big Things for WordPress Editing.md|Little Big Things for WordPress Editing by rich.blog]] ## Highlights - Agentic workflows are taking a leading role in how we interface with WordPress, and that’s a good thing. But it doesn’t mean the editing experience has to stay difficult for the folks who want to sit down and build something, or make the tweaks that their agent can’t seem to narrow down. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kt2mc0yk9dtahkrxdwrayfv5)) - Note: Thesis: agentic workflows are good, but the hands-on editing experience shouldn't stay difficult. - Tags: atom/literature/h1 - When you want to edit a synced pattern, a template part, or an inserted pattern, the editor currently routes you differently for each. You lose your sense of place. You’re no longer in the page you were composing; you’re in some other view, and you have to find your way back. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kt2mc2ry60mz7e5hqsv7v65v)) - Note: Problem: editing synced patterns/template parts routes you elsewhere — you lose your sense of place. - Tags: atom/literature/h2 - It’s the same interaction whether you’re working with a synced pattern, a template part, or a freshly inserted patter: a temporary unlock where you can make changes without loosing your place in the editor. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kt2mc4y7xpgqva32zp75e0fj)) - Note: Fix: one consistent "temporary unlock" interaction for all pattern types — edit in place without losing context. - Tags: atom/literature/h2 - The modal creates a clear, temporary selection state: open, pick, close, keep going. The standard blue insertion line handles drag and drop, so the separate “Drop pattern” strip goes away with this. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kt2mc65j7c60aj02y1rxt8k8)) - Note: Pattern insertion as a modal: open, pick, close, keep going — removes the separate Drop-pattern strip. - Tags: atom/literature/h3