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Bug #92856

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"Admin Panel" naming confusing

Added by Tymoteusz Motylewski over 3 years ago. Updated 3 days ago.

Status:
New
Priority:
Should have
Assignee:
-
Category:
Documentation
Target version:
-
Start date:
2020-11-16
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% Done:

0%

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TYPO3 Version:
10
PHP Version:
Tags:
preferred terms, microcopy, ui texts, terminology
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Description

New TYPO3 users are confusing "Admin Panel" with TYPO3 Backend, as in many other systems (WP, Drupal, Magento,...) the "Admin Panel" (or Administration Panel) means the place we call "Backend".
More appropriate name would be "developer toolbar" or "debug bar" or sth similar.

Btw, the term "Backend" is also confusing, especialy with IT/devops, where it's used in the meaning of "upstream server".


Related issues 3 (2 open1 closed)

Related to TYPO3 Core - Task #91904: Unify naming of "Install tool" vs "Admin Tool" vs. "System Tools"Accepted2020-07-30

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Related to TYPO3 Core - Bug #88810: Naming of admin vs. system maintainer privilege levels and modules is confusingNew2019-07-21

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Related to TYPO3 Core - Bug #93260: Add documentation for the Admin PanelClosed2021-01-11

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Actions #1

Updated by Tymoteusz Motylewski over 3 years ago

  • Related to Task #91904: Unify naming of "Install tool" vs "Admin Tool" vs. "System Tools" added
Actions #2

Updated by Tymoteusz Motylewski over 3 years ago

  • Related to Bug #88810: Naming of admin vs. system maintainer privilege levels and modules is confusing added
Actions #3

Updated by Tymoteusz Motylewski over 3 years ago

  • Description updated (diff)
Actions #4

Updated by David Bruchmann over 3 years ago

There isn't any option for administrative settings in the panel, therefore the name is IMHO misleading.
I propose to change the name to "Debug Panel".

Actions #5

Updated by Sybille Peters over 3 years ago

  • Tags set to preferred terms, microcopy, ui texts
Actions #6

Updated by Felicity Brand over 3 years ago

  • Related to Bug #93260: Add documentation for the Admin Panel added
Actions #7

Updated by Riccardo De Contardi 4 days ago

  • Tags changed from preferred terms, microcopy, ui texts to preferred terms, microcopy, ui texts, terminology
Actions #8

Updated by Garvin Hicking 4 days ago

  • Category set to Documentation

I've been confused by this in the past, too.

Problem is that the old name occurs in so many places and people knowing TYPO3 know it by that name.

If it were created new, I'd totally vote for "Debug Bar" or "TYPO3 Inspector". ;)

Not sure we can remedy this witnout confusing people even more with a Twix<>Raider effect.

Maybe call it "TYPO3 Admin Panel (for Work and Frontend) NEW".

Actions #9

Updated by Sybille Peters 3 days ago

I agree with Garvin on this.

I would vote to close issues where the disadvantages of the change are disproportionately higher than the advantages.

In the past I have been nitpicking also about some terms. But for some of them is a huge nightmare to change. Another one is the "System tools" / "Admin Tools" one which I deeply regret opening.

Another term is "Backend" which is really generic and often associated with something else. Also the term "plugin" for a content element. I could go on ...

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