[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #31779: Warn users before using a built-in file editor for the first time

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#31779: Warn users before using a built-in file editor for the first time
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 Reporter:  helen                                |       Owner:  helen
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
Component:  Themes                               |  Review
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:
 Keywords:  good-first-bug has-patch needs-      |  Resolution:
  testing                                        |     Focuses:  ui,
                                                 |  administration
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Comment (by Presskopp):

 All discussion aside, I don't really like the phrasing

  You are editing the actual theme files.  Make sure you know what you're
 doing!

 From a user's perspective:
 "What am I doing? I don't care, I want to edit something, WP nags me with
 a dismissable "Are you sure"-crap - if I wasn't sure, I wouldn't have gone
 to editor, stupid WP-developers!"  ;-)

 So I propose something more like:
 '''Please be aware by editing a file this way you can easily do damage to
 your site - better keep it backed up'''

 I changed this sentence while typing 4-5 times, because my mind didn't
 stop throwing alternatives. So it's only one example.

 I'm not a so called security-expert, but +1 for
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/31779#comment:19

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/31779#comment:21>
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