Problem/Motivation

During the 2015 usability study, users scanned the Structure page looking for the keywords "forms" and "fields" when they needed to create a content type, but these keywords are not in the content type description.

Here is the current text:

Manage content types, including default status, front page promotion, comment settings, etc.

Proposed resolution

Change the description text to include the keywords "fields" and "input forms".

Could be something like:

Content types
Create and manage fields and input forms for your content.

Remaining tasks

Review the text and create a patch.

User interface changes

New description text for Content types item on the Structure page.

Comments

pguillard’s picture

Status: Active » Needs review
StatusFileSize
new2.2 KB

Another possibility would be to get inspiration form the comment types description just a line before :

Manage form and displays settings of comments.

, and add include the keywords "fields" and "input forms" ?

My proposition:

Create and manage fields, input forms, displays settings for your content.

Or

Manage fields, input forms, displays settings for your content.

Status: Needs review » Needs work

The last submitted patch, 1: improve_description_for_content_types-2528340-1.patch, failed testing.

pguillard’s picture

Status: Needs work » Needs review
StatusFileSize
new602 bytes
new1.25 KB

Corrected mistakes

lewisnyman’s picture

Issue tags: +Needs usability review
cilefen’s picture

+++ b/core/modules/node/node.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+  description: 'Create and manage fields, input forms, displays settings for your content.'

I would expect "display settings", singular. I realize we are actually talking about Drupal displays.

cilefen’s picture

+++ b/core/modules/node/node.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+  description: 'Create and manage fields, input forms, displays settings for your content.'

"Create and manage fields, input forms, and display settings for your content."

pguillard’s picture

Suggestion applied. Thanks @cilefen

cilefen’s picture

Status: Needs review » Reviewed & tested by the community

I like it.

lewisnyman’s picture

Assigned: Unassigned » Bojhan
Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Needs review

Thanks for working on this. This requires sign off from the UX maintainer, to make sure it follows our guidelines and is consistent with the rest of Drupal.

Bojhan’s picture

Issue tags: -Needs usability review

this should say forms, not input forms.

cilefen’s picture

Status: Needs review » Needs work
Issue tags: +Novice

I am tagging this novice for #10.

er.manojsharma’s picture

Status: Needs work » Needs review
StatusFileSize
new562 bytes

Please check updated patch

cilefen’s picture

Status: Needs review » Reviewed & tested by the community

#12 does what was asked in #10.

Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Needs work
mallezie’s picture

Status: Needs work » Reviewed & tested by the community

Test was aborted but succeeded, so back to RTBC.

Bojhan’s picture

Assigned: Bojhan » Unassigned

Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Needs work
cilefen’s picture

Version: 8.0.x-dev » 8.1.x-dev

String changes must move to the next minor release.

pguillard’s picture

Status: Needs work » Needs review
dawehner’s picture

Component: base system » node system
snehi’s picture

Status: Needs review » Reviewed & tested by the community

it is RTBC now :)

catch’s picture

Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Fixed

Committed/pushed to 8.1.x, thanks!

  • catch committed 78ed86e on 8.1.x
    Issue #2528340 by pguillard, er.manojsharma: Improve description text...

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed - issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.