New search UI is a downgrade. Its more clicks to do simple work task searches. This change is a result of over-engineering. When you could have just added a checkbox "search all these apps">
Sitting apps layer on top of search first is INSANE idea
Please revert. Absolutely no human being wants to click more and watch page loads more when searching for content. It worked great before.
Also to add, Atlassian licensing has just increased for what? So we have feature regression then wait years for functionality to come back again? Absolutely insanity.
The last line of @Phillip C's comment is pertinent here: "It worked great before"
If we're getting a side-grade with some UI adjustments, sure, that would be palatable. But this search is measurably worse in a number of metrics:
Readability and layout is worse and does not follow basic UX/UI design principles; features/abilities have been outright removed.
Number of clicks/button presses required to complete the same task has increased by at least 1 in many cases, and at worst 4 or 5.
Ability to retain context when re-interacting with the search bar, and related poor choices regarding hotkeys
Lackingconsistency with previously established norms/conventions on the site, including conventions established with the recent UX/UI update.
Parts of this update honestly feels like someone got an intern to put the site through Gemini Canvas and they got slop out the other side. It's hard to get excited about any of the cool new stuff when I'm stuck with broken basic tools. You can't use a drop saw if your safety glasses are falling off.
I hesitate to even say this because it sounds a bit ridiculous, but it feels like the soul has been sucked out of the platform. You guys have copped flak in the past for various updates and changes *cough server to cloud cough*, but this one might be different. Please take the feedback on board. Your long time users and admins aren't happy with this shift.
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