[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #42486: The Tools screen is blank for users who cannot manage categories or tags

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#42486: The Tools screen is blank for users who cannot manage categories or tags
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 Reporter:  johnbillion                          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
                                                 |  Review
Component:  Administration                       |     Version:  4.9
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion has-           |     Focuses:
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Comment (by Clorith):

 So, what about expanding the terminology of "Tools" to make this page hold
 value for a wider array of users?

 As an author (or any users unable to install something), a tool for me
 might be knowledge of how to use something specific in WP-admin. Sure
 there's the help tab in the top right corner for some pages, but that
 doesn't exist in the editor (although it does have a link that takes you
 to a WordPress.org article), or in the customizer (the small question mark
 with a short text)? Could a tool for these users be something simple like
 a link to a few curated articles on WordPress.org, as a way to provide
 value to a page that may otherwise end up blank?

 In network admin, this could also exist to provide articles on managing a
 network.

 There are other things the tools section could do, like a curated list of
 plugins, for those with access to them, but I think that's a different
 ticket altogether.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/42486#comment:38>
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