WordPress / WordPress/wordpress.org

“Save Changes” button appears disabled on initial load despite being clickable

Open
#621 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

[Site] Profiles
Dominant language
PHP
Stars
163
Forks
221
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

## What problem does this address?
Currently, the “Save Changes” button visually looks disabled when the page first loads, even though the button is actually active and clickable.

This creates confusion for users because the UI suggests that the action is unavailable, while the functionality behaves differently. The mismatch between the visual state and actual behavior may impact usability and user trust.

## What is your proposed solution?
The button should display the primary button styling whenever it is active/clickable.

If the button is not actually disabled, it should not appear in a disabled state. Applying the primary color/style by default would provide better visual clarity and improve the overall user experience.

Image

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start at the page or entry point that renders the “Save Changes” button and reproduce its appearance on initial load. Inspect the condition controlling its active or disabled styling, then verify that an active button uses the primary styling without changing its click behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.