[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #35736: Replace 'Lost Password' phrase with 'Reset Password'

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#35736: Replace 'Lost Password' phrase with 'Reset Password'
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 Reporter:  ramiy         |       Owner:  chriscct7
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Text Changes  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch     |     Focuses:
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Comment (by ramiy):

 Replying to [comment:19 swissspidy]:
 > So "Forgot password?" is more common than "Lost Password" or "Reset
 password"… Why don't we settle for this?

 We don't settle. We need to do what is right for WordPress, not what done
 by others.

 As I mentioned above, the 3 action links under the login form should not
 contain any question. We are not asking the user what he is looking for,
 we are telling him what he can do.

 The questions "Lost my password?" and "Forgot password?" belong to an
 older era when you could manually change passwords. Now, you can't do this
 by yourself, the system is resetting your password. The semantics should
 be updated accordingly.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/35736#comment:20>
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