#44878 closed enhancement (fixed)
"Are you sure" messaging is inconsistent
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Milestone: | 5.3 | Priority: | normal |
Severity: | normal | Version: | |
Component: | Text Changes | Keywords: | good-first-bug has-patch |
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Description (last modified by )
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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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.
Most of the time we are using
Are you sure you want ..
so I adjusted 1xyou'd like
and 2xAre 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 withoutthat
- found in these 2 phrases:Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
andAre you sure it exists?