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Rename the Post settings panel to Document panel #57252

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afercia opened this issue Dec 20, 2023 · 0 comments
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Rename the Post settings panel to Document panel #57252

afercia opened this issue Dec 20, 2023 · 0 comments
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Needs Design Feedback Needs general design feedback. [Package] Edit Post /packages/edit-post [Type] Bug An existing feature does not function as intended

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afercia commented Dec 20, 2023

Description

#56481 changed the description of the 'Document settings' section in the Preferences modal from:

'Choose what displays in the panel.'

to:

'Select what settings are shown in the document panel.'

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Screenshot 2023-12-20 at 08 57 01

The problem with this is there's no other occurrence of the 'document panel' terminology in the user interface anywhere. No occurrences in the entire codebase, with the only exception of two occurrences in the changelog.txt file.

As a user, I have no clue what the 'document panel' is and where to find it. To me, this is a clear usability and user experience issue that needs to be addressed:

  • Either rename the {post type} tab in the settings panel to 'Document'.
  • Or change the description in the Preferences modal dialog.

For clarity: I'm not opposed to the introduction of the 'Document' concept but, if we introduce such a concept, we should use it consistently and name things accordingly.

It is also worth reminding that the labeling of the first tab in the Settings panel is contextual. For post types, it takes the post type singular_name label. if for any reason the singular_name label is not provided it fallbacks to 'Document' and when editing a template it changes to 'Template'. Screenshots:

Screenshot 2023-12-20 at 09 02 29

Also worth reminding that a few years ago this tab was simply labeled 'Document'. See for example the screenshot on this issue from 5 years ago: #8079

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

  • Go to the post editor > Options > Preferences modal dialog.
  • Observe the description of the 'Document settings' section refers to a 'document panel'.
  • Observe there's no usage of the 'document panel' terminology anywhere else in the user interface.

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@afercia afercia added [Type] Bug An existing feature does not function as intended Needs Design Feedback Needs general design feedback. [Package] Edit Post /packages/edit-post labels Dec 20, 2023
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