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Opened 7 years ago

Closed 6 years ago

Last modified 6 years ago

#44878 closed enhancement (fixed)

"Are you sure" messaging is inconsistent

Reported by: johnjamesjacoby's profile johnjamesjacoby Owned by: sergeybiryukov's profile SergeyBiryukov
Milestone: 5.3 Priority: normal
Severity: normal Version:
Component: Text Changes Keywords: good-first-bug has-patch
Focuses: Cc:

Description (last modified by johnjamesjacoby)

A quick search through the WordPress codebase shows inconsistent "Are you sure" messaging.

  • Are you sure you'd like to
  • Are you sure you want to
  • Are you sure you wish to
  • Are you sure you have

In my opinion, these specific instances should be normalized to take some guesswork away from our volunteers who translate WordPress into other languages.

While admittedly a minor issue, language is extremely nuanced. The difference between a like, wish and want may actually matter in some instances, but it doesn't in the ways that WordPress is using them.

In addition, making these consistent would not unintentionally make WordPress sound robotic or unfriendly in any way. We'd just be applying a consistent word choice across a few similar strings in wp-admin.

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44878.diff (1.5 KB) - added by Presskopp 6 years ago.

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Change History (8)

#1 @johnjamesjacoby
7 years ago

  • Description modified (diff)

#2 @SergeyBiryukov
7 years ago

  • Component changed from I18N to Text Changes
  • Keywords i18n-change removed

#3 @SergeyBiryukov
7 years ago

  • Milestone changed from Awaiting Review to Future Release

@Presskopp
6 years ago

#4 @Presskopp
6 years ago

  • Keywords has-patch added

Most of the time we are using Are you sure you want .. so I adjusted 1x you'd like and 2x Are you sure you wish. Are you sure you have .. has a different context and can be left untouched.
One question remains, what about the usage of Are you sure that .. (found 3x) vs the usage without that - found in these 2 phrases:

Are you sure you have the correct username and password? and

Are you sure it exists?

#5 @SergeyBiryukov
6 years ago

  • Keywords 2nd-opinion removed
  • Milestone changed from Future Release to 5.3

The wp-includes/script-loader.php change is already committed in [45434], let's get the other two changes in.

#6 @SergeyBiryukov
6 years ago

  • Owner set to SergeyBiryukov
  • Resolution set to fixed
  • Status changed from new to closed

In 45597:

Text Changes: Use consistent question wording for plugin and theme deletion confirmations.

Props johnjamesjacoby, Presskopp.
Fixes #44878.

#7 @SergeyBiryukov
6 years ago

In 45598:

Text Changes: Use consistent question wording in database connection error messages.

Props Presskopp.
See #44878.

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