[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39712: Improve wording of bulk delete warnings for media

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#39712: Improve wording of bulk delete warnings for media
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 Reporter:  dllh         |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media        |    Version:
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui           |
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 In #28235, we added a js alert when people attempt to bulk delete images.
 It's been helpful at reducing instances of uninformed bulk deletion, but I
 still see a fair few cases of people deleting without the understanding
 that deleting from the media library will also make images unavailable
 within posts.

 The warning currently lives in two places, one of which is filterable and
 one of which is not. The non-filterable one is the one that actually gets
 used on the media page, so while I'm happy to just filter the message on
 my install, it won't actually work. The message reads as follows:

 > You are about to permanently delete these items.\n  'Cancel' to stop,
 'OK' to delete.

 The warning is sufficiently dire about the deletion of the images, but if
 somebody doesn't understand that image removal will affect post content,
 it doesn't do them much good. Think about how you can embed an image in a
 Keynote presentation, delete the image from a folder on your hard drive,
 and it remains embedded in the Keynote without issue. I think that's the
 expectation some users have. If we can clarify that, I think we can avoid
 some data loss. I propose something like this:

 > You are about to permanently delete these items.\nDeleting the files
 permanently removes them from posts and pages on your site.\n  'Cancel' to
 stop, 'OK' to delete.

 If that seems reasonable, I'm happy to work up a patch.

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