Admin Panel Redesign — Sign-off

Goal

Cross-screen reconciliation pass, a11y sweep, OPEN-QUESTIONS document, then screen-by-screen sign-off with Roma + Ilya. Marks the mockup as canonical admin track visual reference.

Tasks

• [ ] Phase 5 task 1 (amended M15 a11y): cross-screen consistency pass — open all 16 HTML side-by-side; verify identical sidebar groupings (Essentials always expanded, Advanced collapsed by default), identical topbar, identical trial banner scoping, identical button / chip / status-pill library, identical role-chip palette. File diffs of any inconsistency; apply patches.
• [ ] NEW (M15 a11y): run axe-core CLI over all 16 HTML files. Required semantic landmarks: <nav>, <main>, <aside>. Required ARIA: aria-current on active sidebar item; role-badge has aria-label; lock-icon has aria-label; .modal-stub has focus trap. Required: keyboard focus rings visible; tabindex correct on the sidebar list.
• [ ] Phase 5 task 2: visual register reconciliation against brandbook v2 — open design-system/bundle/project/reference/brandbook-v2.html side-by-side with each screen. Catalogue any deliberate deviation in design-system/admin/REGISTER-NOTES.md with "consider:" / "reason:" framing per L-1 deferential pattern.
• [ ] Phase 5 task 3: Sergei walks the full journey solo — 01 → 02 → 03 → … → 13 → 14 → 15 → back to 02 → 02b (guest variant). Notes any dead-end / broken nav / broken style. Patches applied.
• [ ] Phase 5 task 4 (amended M11): populate design-system/admin/OPEN-QUESTIONS.md with:
  • post-T+30 freeze branded page (sales-app side, deferred)
  • pseudonymised CSV export policy per ADR 0004 v2 (L12)
  • role-badge collapse on narrow viewport for screen-share sensitivity (L11)
  • real subdomain availability check rate-limit + ambiguous response (L13)
  • phosphor weight pending brand-language ratification (L3)
  • photographic register pending brand-language ratification (L4)
  • trial banner Moss-bg vs Moss-soft decision (L5)
  • developer org-type chip handling (L1)
  • activity log retention copy softening (L2)
• [ ] Phase 5 task 5: ADR 0015 update — add note: "admin-panel canonical mockup is now design-system/admin/; docs/mockups/admin-panel-*.html superseded; kept as historical reference until Phase 5 sign-off; mockup directory stays canon and is NOT deleted when React build lands (sales precedent — L9)."
• [ ] Phase 5 task 6: screen-by-screen sign-off with Roma + Ilya. Two outcomes: (a) approved → workstream done, follow-on admin-panel-trial-ux workstream opens to close CONV-35 designer task-list (2 trial-period locks + 8-12 post-trial locks + 3 success-moment upsells + reactivation pricing modal + 7 trial cascade email templates); (b) revisions required → back to Phase 3/4 for patch pass before re-walk.
• [ ] Phase 5 exit gate: all 5 success-criteria assertions pass; REGISTER-NOTES.md + OPEN-QUESTIONS.md populated; Roma + Ilya sign-off recorded in this workstream's Session Log; demo URL recorded; Gate-passed: phase-5.

What's Next

After admin-panel-rbac-audit closes, start Phase 5 task 1 — cross-screen consistency pass with all 16 HTML open side-by-side.

Key Context

• Plan: plans/admin-panel-redesign.md (Phase 5)
• SPEC-AMEND v1.1 (CONV-36): absorbs M11 + M15 (a11y sweep) + L1-L13 (OPEN-QUESTIONS commitments)
• Reconciliation reference: design-system/bundle/project/reference/brandbook-v2.html
• Follow-on workstream after sign-off: admin-panel-trial-ux (closes CONV-35 designer task-list)
• Sign-off recipients: Roma (Engineering + Design lead) + Ilya (design team)

Session Log

• CONV-36 (2026-05-11): Workstream created from ratified plans/admin-panel-redesign.md + SPEC-AMEND v1.1