Enhance Link Editing and Management in the Navigation Block #73043
Description
What
The Navigation block currently provides different link-editing capabilities in the canvas and the Editable List View sidebar, leading to inconsistencies in how users create, preview, and manage links. This Issue aims to bring functional parity to these experiences and improve clarity by offering consistent tools for selecting entities, viewing basic link details, understanding publication status where relevant, and streamlining related Page-creation flows.
Why
A consistent and transparent link-editing experience helps users understand and maintain their menus with greater confidence. Providing clear previews, access to relevant entity information, and streamlined creation flows reduces friction and supports more predictable outcomes across different editing contexts.
How
Develop a consistent link-editing model that provides a consistent experience in both the canvas and the sidebar.
This should include entity search and selection (currently only available in-canvas), clear inline link details (including publication status where relevant), support for choosing drafts, and small refinements to the Page-creation flow that reduce unnecessary steps.
User Stories
As a user, I want a consistent way to create and edit links across both the canvas and sidebar, so I always know how to manage my menu regardless of where I’m working.
As a user, I want to clearly see what each menu item links to - including basic details and publication status when relevant - so I can understand my navigation at a glance.
As a user, I want streamlined tools for selecting, creating, and updating link destinations (including drafts), so I can build my menu efficiently without needing to manually handle URLs.
Visuals
Note: the following visuals serve as a guide only. Further input from Design contributors will be required.
