Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The directory is stil perceived to be complex. We need to give people more guidance. The categories are a quick way of filtering on broad categories to make the requests more precise
Describe the solution you'd like
Replace the top search bar box in the Directory app frontpage view with a set of icons representing the different categories.
Describe alternatives you've considered
We considered implementing fly over help or wizards, but they were not perceived to be appealing
Additional context
This proposal has been extensively discussed within the BBMRI-ERIC CS-IT MIABIS WG and the UI/UX team. Backend categories have been implemented and are populated in the publish script.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. The directory is stil perceived to be complex. We need to give people more guidance. The categories are a quick way of filtering on broad categories to make the requests more precise
Describe the solution you'd like Replace the top search bar box in the Directory app frontpage view with a set of icons representing the different categories.
Describe alternatives you've considered We considered implementing fly over help or wizards, but they were not perceived to be appealing
Additional context This proposal has been extensively discussed within the BBMRI-ERIC CS-IT MIABIS WG and the UI/UX team. Backend categories have been implemented and are populated in the publish script.