Maybe we did not do great job here, I will try to write down a list of problems we want to solve. We have MANY complaints about left sidebar configuration. Here is the brief list
to solve
- Admin wants to set structure of for all users
- Too many spaces → admins need some structure on top, like Folder or Section to organize things better
- Some accounts want to organize work not by spaces, but by teams and departments, so Smart Sections of Smart Folders should be on top and Spaces are not in general required at all
- Some users wants flexibility to organize left menu as they wish (~20%)
- But most users don’t bother and 80% of users do not use Favorites at all.
- Some databases can’t belong to any space, like Document, Meeting, Task, etc. so they should be somehow created above all spaces
- Spaces as a concept is quite hard for beginners, so it would be good to allow to start without Spaces at all
- There is no stable point of start → here we will add Home page.
- and more smaller requests and problems like search in the sidebar, folders in favorites section, etc.
Our goal is to solve all these problems. It seems that only part about Favorites → My Items is what you dislike. It is technically small change and it is a novel pattern. So we are taking the risk to see how it will survive in the wild for a couple of weeks. Innovation is impossible without risks and if enough negative feedback will be accumulated, we will revert it and get back to linear structure:
- Favorites
- Private
- all the rest setup by admin