Sheldon Lewis

Making the registry control plane more responsive

A short note on making the registry control plane easier to use on phones and smaller tablets.

The registry control plane was pretty awkward to use on mobile.

The main problem was that it was trying to show too much information at once. That works better on a desktop, but on a phone it made pages feel cramped, hard to scan, and harder to interact with than they should be.

Most of the time I manage the registry from a bigger screen, but in a pinch I may need to check something from my phone. That is enough reason for the app to be usable there too.

The goal was not to make a separate mobile version. I wanted the same app to work better when the screen gets smaller.

Registry control plane mobile maintenance view

Most of the fixes were pretty practical: tightening spacing, improving the mobile navigation, and breaking up denser sections so they collapse, stack, or switch to simpler card-style views instead of trying to show everything in a desktop table.

That kind of cleanup makes a big difference. If the control plane is easier to scan and easier to tap through on a phone, it is just more useful day to day.

Making the registry control plane more responsive - Sheldon Lewis