[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #42130: Customize Themes: Update "WordPress.org themes" label

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#42130: Customize Themes: Update "WordPress.org themes" label
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 Reporter:  paaljoachim        |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  4.9
Component:  Customize          |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion close  |     Focuses:  ui
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Changes (by celloexpressions):

 * keywords:  2nd-opinion => 2nd-opinion close


Comment:

 "WordPress.org themes" is the most appropriate label here for several
 reasons.

 The new theme experience de-emphasizes the distinction between installed
 themes and adding new themes, most visibly by bringing them into a single
 unified interface. Using an "installed" and "available" pair of binary
 labels is inappropriate. WordPress.org is not the only source that themes
 can be installed from, but it is the only source that themes are browsed
 from within the WordPress.org themes section. A binary label pair
 incorrectly implies that all installed themes are from WordPress.org (and
 that all of those themes could be re-installed from there). Plugins can
 add sections for browsing themes from additional sources outside of
 WordPress.org that disrupt a binary approach; for example, Jetpack could
 add a section for browsing and installing "WordPress.com themes". Core
 will even break past a binary approach to these sections when the distinct
 section to upload themes is implemented in #40278.

 Additionally, WordPress should provide clarity in disclosing where third-
 party code comes from. Explicitly indicating that these themes com from
 WordPress.org accurately describes what you're installing.

 I might propose iterating on the "installed themes" label over time,
 perhaps using "local themes," "your/my themes," "theme library," or
 something along those lines in the future. That would also involve
 rethinking the use of "install" when adding a theme, and would be a
 broader change to consider in the future.

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