T304187 introduced a new Add Topic button within the new site-wide sticky header that appears on desktop.

This task involves the work of introducing an equally noticeable and accessible Add Topic button in cases where people do NOT have access to the new site-wide sticky header and the Add Topic button that now appears within it.

References

• In cases where people do not have access to the new site-wide sticky header [i], testers (T307845) struggled to figure out where to add a new conversation. As a result, many referred back to the tab button; however, they were uncertain for the majority of the edit where their topic would be posted or if they were creating a new discussion topic.
• User:LittleGun raised this idea on mediawiki.org.

Possible Solutions:

• Add "add a topic" button component to the top of all talk pages

i. Examples of cases where people would NOT have access to the new site-wide sticky header and the Add Topic button that appears within it: desktop talk pages that are not "large enough" (be it b/c of the size of the person's browser window and/or the length of the discussion(s) on the page) for the site-wide sticky header to appear