"Just another WordPress site" might be seen as dimissive to users

[RanYanivHartstein]

The default tagline on all new WordPress sites is "Just another WordPress site".

This is obviously written in good spirit, and meant to encourage users to change their tagline. But not all users appreciate the humor. Some might feel it dismisses them and their sites, and even if it does get them to change the title, it leaves a bad taste.

I suggest we change this to "Another great WordPress site", "Another fine WordPress site", etc.

I think maybe the tone doesn't come across right for you. I never saw it as being a push to change to change the tagline (though I'm in favor of updating it, or even doing rotating taglines), but as a carryover of the casual tone Howdy and some of our other text tries to convey. Saying it is offensive seems like a pretty aggressive statement.

Replying to jane:

I think maybe the tone doesn't come across right for you.

Exactly - it doesn't come across for me. I love the casual "Howdy" tone, but I don't see this as part of it. This is just rude :)

Replying to jane:

Saying it is offensive seems like a pretty aggressive statement.

Thanks for pointing this out - I changed the title.

I know this might be an unpopular opinion, but I know it's been brought up before. What about dropping the default tagline by default? Too many people never bother to change it because they simply don't know they have the option.

​http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=%22just+another+wordpress+site%22

Related to this opinion: #6479

Just posted a patch on #6479 that makes the tagline an install time option and sets the default tagline to (i.e. none).

I like RanYanivHartstein's idea more - change the default tagline to "Another fine WordPress site" or something similar. Making it an install time option, thus having to set more things at install time, could be confusing at time of a first install, when one doesn't yet know what the slogan is in practice and might set it to none, not realising they have the option to put some text next to their site's title in some themes.

Or you can go with something more whimsical, like "From us, to you. With WordPress." or "WordPress - helping the world talk." - that kind of vibe.

Making it more positive wouldn't be bad.

"Not just another WordPress site!"

Props @matt for the suggestion. :)

Patch with Matt's wording

Attached patch changes it to Matt's wording.

Related: #6479