1PW8 - Missing Category view in left bar

the missing categories on the sidebar and the lack of 1pw mini is completely making me not want to use 1pw8
it feels like such a huge step back on user experience :frown:

so another +1 to this problem, although it will probably not end up going anywhere

Hi @Stilgar, thanks for your feedback and ideas here. I've noted your comments for the team's review. :)

ref: dev/core/core#9299

I came to the community for the first time in about five years looking for this same thing. I've read the threads and I understand the design challenges at play, but I also find the drop down inconvenient. I'd prefer to have a collapsable tree under each vault in the left pane, or maybe an expanding pane...or even a list I could filter for vaults I want to see? Maybe if I could "favorite" an entire category? Trying to give you some design options here. The drop-down isn't bad enough to make me want to quit using 1password, but it has been a disruption to my workflow; I've been using the 8 beta for several months now.

Not the threads getting merged like clockwork....sigh. Also, regarding user testing, that is a one-time experience with a product and depending on how the question is worded, not necessarily that indicative. Something that seems "okay" when using it once can quickly become annoying in practice when you have to deal with it regularly. Anyway, it's sad when even some of the most common biggest complaints are being "triaged" and likely just won't be addressed and the latest comment from dan is basically a nail in the coffin for this, so I'm just going back to 1P7.

I know it makes it more complicated from a DEV standpoint but from a CUSTOMER perspective I’m thinking this is a situation that truly warrants a preference to control how the sidebar is organized. Go ahead and default it to the new way. But for those of us who don’t use lots of vaults the new way is, quite frankly, useless and cumbersome even if it is an arguably “cleaner” presentation of the data. So please just implement a way to optionally utilize a sidebar organized how it is in 1PW7.

@danvpeterson +1 on the 1pw7 sidebar being confusing.

I'm still on 1pw7 as I'm waiting for a more polished 1pw8 experience (although tracking updates and feedback closely to see when the water is warm enough for me to jump in), but personally 1pw6 brings back the fondest memories. Despite using 1pw7 regularly since the beta days, 1pw7 still occasionally frustrates me. In contrast, my recollection is that 1pw6 was a delight to use.

So I just wanted to weigh in and say I'm very happy that you're re-examining the sidebar and organizational model in 1pw8, and I hope that I eventually find it as delightful to use as 1pw6. 👍

:+1:

Ben

+1 support bringing collapsible sections that 1PW remembers

Hi huffalumpy, your point here is well taken. I'm not sure in this case that 1Password 8 is the cause, though, if you are finding that your credentials aren't filling into websites properly. It's more likely to be an issue with the extension - but wherever the snag may be, we're happy to look into this for you. You shouldn't have to launch the 1Password desktop app to grab the information you need most of the time.

If you'd like us to follow up on this for you, you can send a quick email to support+extensions@1Password.com, and include a link to this thread so we know it's you. We'd love to make sure everything is working smoothly for you!

Since the threads have been collapsed into this one, and we were just notified of that, today, +1.
I would call the new workflow "awful", but that is my gut reaction based on my frustration with using it, and that sort of feedback does not help.
8's new organization is much less convenient than 7's, especially when trying to use it to fill a webpage. With 8, I am frequently having to launch 1P to grab the information I need to fill the form, because 1P frequently does not guess, correctly, and then navigating through the pane to get what I really need is so inconvenient that it is faster to launch the app and then grab the info.