[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #61219: Simplify add_new_item labels for core post types

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#61219: Simplify add_new_item labels for core post types
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 Reporter:  jameskoster   |       Owner:  audrasjb
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:                |     Version:
  Administration          |
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion   |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility, administration
  has-patch               |
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Changes (by afercia):

 * focuses:   => ui, accessibility, administration
 * component:  Posts, Post Types => Administration


Comment:

 > and title case (which is inconsistent with Gutenberg buttons)
 sidestepped.

 Regarding the casing, I would say it's Gutenberg that is inconsistent with
 Core. This was previously raised in the Gutenberg repository, see
 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/53984

 Regarding removing 'new' I have no strong opinions. However, it's not just
 about post type labels.  Such a change should be done for all the
 WordPress objects (tazonomies, users, etc.) labels that contain 'new'. For
 example:

 - 'Add New Tag'
 - 'Add New Category'
 - 'Add New Link Category'
 - 'Add New Link'
 - 'Add New Plugin'
 - 'Add New Theme'
 - 'Add New User' / 'Add New Users'
 - 'Add New Site'
 - 'Add New Comment'
 - 'Add New Header Image'
 - 'Add New Image'
 - Any other label I may be missing.

 There is also the 'new_item' label e.g. in the admin bar on multisite and
 I guess other palces, which is for example:
 - 'New Post'
 - 'New Changeset'
 - 'New Template'

 This label should be updated as well for consistency. I'm not sure it
 would be great to have the UI sometimes show 'Add Template' and sometimes
 'New Template'.

 It is also worth considering a change like this would impact custom post
 types / taxonomies added by plugins. All extenders should be informed to
 update their labels but in the meantime users would likely see a mixed
 pattern in the UI e.g. 'Add Post', 'Add Page', 'Add New Product', 'Add New
 Book', etc.

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