# UX action plan on SolidOS
## Overview
This document outlines actionable items aimed at improving the user experience on SolidOS. It is designed to be community-driven and to encourage collective efforts.

The items are structured to be minimal, tangible, and achievable, ensuring that we build and maintain momentum over the long term.

### UX audit (on high level items)
To kick-start this initiative, I conducted a high-level UX audit of SolidOS. Last year, I created my WebID and explored its potential for authentication, but in revisiting SolidOS today, I encountered a few usability challenges worth addressing.

> As a tech savvy UX designer, I can get around on new interface fairly fast, but today I need to express about my friction on using SolidOS

**General**
- very confusing on how to get started (once login with WebID on https://solidos.solidcommunity.net/ )
- the login doesnt presist if I open SolidOS in multiple tabs
- slow respond on the ui
- when navigating from public space to personal profile, the interface will log me out, therefore i need to repeatly re-login
- user profile menu sometime randomly show up
- I have to admit after 1+ hour of trying on dokeili ui, i give up...

**Use of the panes**
- there is no "confirmation" nor feedback on the action i'm trying to do: I simply just want

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### Action items
- **Create a Community Survey**
- Engage the Solid community in a survey to gauge the current state of user experience, identifying common friction points and areas of strength.
- **Prioritize Based on Survey Results**
- Use the survey results to set action priorities. For example, should we focus on improving developer experience before user experience, or vice versa?
- **Collect and Audit UX Patterns from Community Groups**
- Given Solid’s decentralized nature, it’s natural for different working groups to have unique approaches. This exercise will document each group’s UX patterns, identify shared challenges, and develop a library of recommended practices for future projects.
- **Design and Develop a Simple Design System**
- Create a design system to support teams with reusable components, enabling faster and more consistent prototyping.
- **Conduct UX Audit and Design Improvements for Each Pane**
- Perform a scenario-based analysis on each type of pane, identifying specific design improvements and optimizing user interactions.
- **More Ideas to Come**
- Each of these actions will involve active community participation. I plan to host workshops where we can brainstorm and iterate on ideas in real-time.

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### About me
**Why am I interested in leading this, and who am I?**

My name is Chiali. For the past three years, I’ve focused on advancing data ownership and privacy. This has become a passion of mine, especially since working in a team focused on programmable cryptography in a blockchain setting. I see tremendous potential in the Solid Project, especially as it is built upon web standards, which I believe make it more accessible and user-friendly.

While the technology is still in its early stages, I’m confident that my contribution can make a meaningful impact. I bring over 14 years of experience as a UX designer and have expanded into product management in the past 2 years. I’m excited to participate and contribute as much as possible. Here is my [linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chialitsai/) and [github](https://github.com/ChialiT), if you are interested to learn more.