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Consider rewriting the wordcount/document outline feature as an extension #4287

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The editor bar right now contains, from the left:

  • Insert
  • Undo
  • Redo
  • Document Structure (word count)
  • [space]
  • Save state
  • Preview
  • Settings
  • [future extension area]
  • Ellipsis overflow

The Document Structure takes up highly valuable real estate on the left, where the most important button of them all, the inserter, sits. It even has a similar roundish icon. While we could look at addressing that, instead what if we rethought the position and feature a little bit?

We would rewrite the feature to be a native editor extension (see #3330), enabled by default. You'd be able to "unpin it" just like you can unpin a sidebar, at which point you'd have to get to the feature in the ellipsis menu.

Quick and dirty mockup:

screen shot 2018-01-04 at 14 54 44

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    [Feature] Document OutlineAn option that outlines content based on a title and headings used in the post/page[Feature] ExtensibilityThe ability to extend blocks or the editing experience[Priority] LowUsed to indicate that the issue at hand isn't a top priority to address and can be handled later

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