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

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Wed Jun 22 09:25:42 UTC 2016


#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 swissspidy):

 Replying to [comment:14 ocean90]:
 > I'm -1 on changing "Lost Password" to "Reset Password". Only the changes
 to `wp-includes/pluggable.php` make sense to me.
 >
 > A short list with strings used by other services:
 > * Twitter: Forgot password?
 > * Facebook: Forgot account?
 > * GitHub: Forgot password?
 > * Slack: I forgot my password
 > * Netflix: Forgot your email or password?

 So "Forgot password?" is more common than "Lost Password" or "Reset
 password"… Why don't we settle for this?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/35736#comment:19>
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