Changeset 41996

Timestamp:

10/24/2017 06:46:26 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

melchoyce

Message:

Code Editors: Update copy in warning modals.

Props helen.
See #42100.

Location:

trunk/src/wp-admin

Files:

• plugin-editor.php (modified) (1 diff)
• theme-editor.php (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/src/wp-admin/plugin-editor.php

@@ -299 +299 @@
             <div class="file-editor-warning-message">
                 <h1><?php _e( 'Heads up!' ); ?></h1>
-                <p><?php _e( 'You appear to be making direct edits to your plugin in the WordPress dashboard. We recommend that you don&#8217;t! Editing plugins directly may introduce incompatibilities that break your theme or other plugins, and can leave you unable to log back in to WordPress and undo changes.' ); ?></p>
-                <p><?php _e( 'If you absolutely have to edit this plugin, create a copy with a new name and hang on to the original version, so you can re-enable a functional version if something goes wrong.' ); ?></p>
+                <p><?php _e( 'You appear to be making direct edits to your plugin in the WordPress dashboard. We recommend that you don&#8217;t! Editing plugins directly may introduce incompatibilities that break your site and your changes may be lost in future updates.' ); ?></p>
+                <p><?php _e( 'If you absolutely have to make direct edits to this plugin, use a file manager to create a copy with a new name and hang on to the original. That way, you can re-enable a functional version if something goes wrong.' ); ?></p>
             </div>
             <p>

trunk/src/wp-admin/theme-editor.php

@@ -307 +307 @@
                     <?php
                     echo sprintf(
-                        /* translators: %s is a link to Custom CSS section in the Customizer. */
-                        __( 'You appear to be making direct edits to your theme in the WordPress dashboard. We recommend that you don&#8217;t! Editing this code directly is dangerous, and can leave you unable to log back in to WordPress and undo changes. There&#8217;s no need to change your CSS here &mdash; you can edit and live preview CSS changes in WordPress&#8217;s <a href="%s">built in CSS editor</a>.' ),
-                        esc_url( add_query_arg( 'autofocus[section]', 'custom_css', admin_url( 'customize.php' ) ) )
+                        /* translators: %s: Codex URL */
+                        __( 'You appear to be making direct edits to your theme in the WordPress dashboard. We recommend that you don&#8217;t! Editing your theme directly could break your site and your changes may be lost in future updates. If you need to tweak more than your theme&#8217;s CSS, you might want to try <a href="%s">making a child theme</a>.' ),
+                        esc_url( 'https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes' )
                     );
                     ?>
                 </p>
-                <p><?php _e( 'If you decide to go ahead with direct edits anyway, make sure to back up all your site&#8217;s files before making changes so you can restore a functional version if something goes wrong.' ); ?></p>
+                <p><?php _e( 'If you decide to go ahead with direct edits anyway, use a file manager to create a copy with a new name and hang on to the original. That way, you can re-enable a functional version if something goes wrong.' ); ?></p>
+                
             </div>
             <p>