[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #26879: Friendlier welcome when installing WordPress (was: Hello, new users. Here is an Error.)

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#26879: Friendlier welcome when installing WordPress
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 Reporter:  mrtortai                             |       Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)                       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  3.9
Component:  Upgrade/Install                      |     Version:  3.0
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion docs-feedback  |     Focuses:
  needs-testing                                  |
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Changes (by nacin):

 * type:  enhancement => task (blessed)


Comment:

 [attachment:26879.diff] doesn't touch the language, just styles and
 implementation:

  * We need to properly reference stylesheets in the wp-admin directory.
 The hardcoded aspect won't cover it, as this error can be fired from any
 URL really. wp_guess_url() used to be used in wp_die(), see #17975. It
 received some significant improvements in [25396], including the actual
 link used on this page. westi cited issues with multisite in #17975 and I
 am not sure if that is sufficiently covered with other wp_die() usage. As
 a last resort, there is [attachment:17975.patch:ticket:17975].

  * I removed all style changes. The readme, install, etc. styles dictated
 by install.css are deliberate. For example, the logo should not be equally
 spaced at the top; it looks squished. Padding, margin, etc., were also
 carefully set by designers in 3.8 and shouldn't be touched here.

  * I made it so wp_die() wouldn't wrap $message in a <p> tag. I also
 removed $title arguments passed into wp_die() when they were the default
 "WordPress Error" string.

  * I'm not convinced about centered text. It's not really our style and
 there's no need for it here.

 I'll go through the text soon. What we may do for 3.9 is make the initial
 screen a bit friendlier, but to be honest, few probably ever see wp-
 config.php, given one-click installers through hosts. (Anecdotally: An
 actual button-press download on wordpress.org is far outpaced by the
 number of new installs a day.) Landing on install.php is likely more
 common, so removing the "Welcome to WordPress" text from there may
 actually be backwards.

 I'm setting this to a task as this is something we'd like to do, but it
 doesn't mean it'll all get done in 3.9.

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