# Evaluation — Attempt 1

## Overall Verdict: PASS

## Overall Assessment
The member directory now follows the established forest-glass and lemon-accent admin language while making the primary creation path unmistakable. The reusable, sectioned registration sheet is a substantial improvement over a generic page form, and the permission, validation, upload, redirect, and fallback implementation meets the brief without introducing a visible list regression.

## Scores
| Criterion | Score | Status | Weight | Notes |
|-----------|-------|--------|--------|-------|
| Design Quality | 2/3 | PASS | HIGH | The lemon primary action, glass secondary action, three numbered form groups, restrained light sheet, and sticky modal structure form a coherent extension of the current admin design. |
| Originality | 2/3 | PASS | HIGH | The numbered Personal / Contact / Church profile composition and church-specific reassurance make the modal feel purpose-built rather than like a stock Bootstrap form. |
| Craft | 2/3 | PASS | MEDIUM | The 880px bounded dialog, internal scrolling, two-to-one-column responsive grid, reachable mobile footer, consistent spacing, safe image rendering, and 44px actions are cleanly implemented. |
| Functionality | 3/3 | PASS | MEDIUM | Creation and report actions are separately permission-gated; the modal supports X, Cancel, Escape, backdrop, focus trapping/restoration and ARIA labelling; the fallback reuses the exact form partial; backend processing is POST-only, CSRF-protected, validated, and redirects every normal outcome to the member list. |

## What's Working Well

- The “Add new member” button is placed in the intro action group, uses the high-contrast lemon primary treatment, and is rendered only for `members.create` users. The Reports center remains a proper secondary destination and is independently gated by `reports.view`.
- The modal markup is entirely omitted for view-only accounts. This avoids exposing a non-functional form and matches the server-side `members.create` enforcement in the processor and fallback page.
- All requested fields are present once in `member_add_modal.php`, with meaningful labels and IDs, relevant autocomplete values, a telephone input, sensible maximum lengths, and an explicit required JPEG/PNG/WebP image policy.
- The standalone `member_add.php` is a genuine fallback, not a duplicate implementation: it loads ministries, includes the same form partial, and provides clear return and submit actions.
- Upload handling inspects MIME server-side, caps size at 5 MB, generates a random filename, rejects failed moves, and removes the uploaded file if database creation fails. Database messages are logged server-side while users receive generic errors.
- Member ID generation is serialized with row locking and retried on unique conflicts. SMS runs after commit and cannot turn a successful database insert into a false creation failure.
- Existing member-list behavior remains intact: responsive records, client-side search, safe image fallback, profile access, archive permission gating, and a creator-aware empty state are retained.
- PHP lint passes for all four changed PHP files. The unauthenticated local request redirects as expected, confirming the route is active; no member was inserted during evaluation.

## Issues Found

### Issue 1: First focus lands on the close control
- **What**: The generic modal controller focuses the first focusable element, which is the X button, rather than the first form field.
- **Where**: `admin.js`, modal-open handler for `#addMemberModal`.
- **Why it matters**: This is accessible and predictable, but keyboard users need one extra Tab before beginning data entry.
- **Suggested fix**: Optionally support a `data-admin-initial-focus` selector on a modal and point this modal to its first-name input. Keep the close button first in DOM order.

### Issue 2: No lightweight photo preview
- **What**: The selected profile photograph is not previewed before submission.
- **Where**: Church profile section of `member_add_modal.php`.
- **Why it matters**: The brief makes preview optional, so this is not a blocker, but a preview would help staff catch a wrong photograph before creating the record.
- **Suggested fix**: In a later enhancement, add a small object-URL preview with a clear/remove control and revoke the URL when the file changes or the modal closes.

## Priority Fixes for Next Attempt

1. No release-blocking correction is required.
2. If refining, add modal-specific initial focus to the first-name field.
3. Consider an unobtrusive local photo preview as a later usability enhancement.

## Should the next attempt REFINE or PIVOT?

REFINE only if additional polish is desired. The direction, form architecture, permission model, responsive behavior, and processing flow are sound; no structural pivot is warranted.
