[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34116: Rethink default install content like "Sample Page", etc.

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#34116: Rethink default install content like "Sample Page", etc.
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 Reporter:  krogsgard               |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General                 |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback has-patch  |     Focuses:  ui-copy
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Comment (by Alexandrie):

 I think it is not super obvious for people to set a home page and how to
 do it, so I agree with you on this, it would be great if the
 default/sample page was the homepage, and already set as homepage, most
 people don't use their site as a full blog with no intro these days. I
 would love to shift this away from a simple blog solution.

 Replying to [comment:17 bridgetwillard]:
 > I agree with this wholeheartedly.
 >
 > "Sample Page" can even be the Home Page since it seems that the sample
 version reflects what that theme's Home Page should look like.
 >
 > I would love for Hello World to be set as a draft post. This is
 something my plugin Launch With Words does -- gives the site owner control
 over what is published.
 >
 > This would streamline the onboarding of a new site tremendously.
 >
 >
 >
 > Replying to [ticket:34116 krogsgard]:
 > > New installs of WordPress come built in with "Sample Page", a default
 blog post, and a built in comment.
 > >
 > > I would like to propose that we rethink this content. In its current
 state, all it means is that any site owner needs to make some changes to
 their website, including either trashing or changing the sample page,
 editing the information in it and the sample blog post, and deleting the
 sample content.
 > >
 > > IMO, there are a variety of steps I'd prefer to take, but I'll rank a
 few in terms of what I think have few consequences to options that may be
 more of a difficult sell.
 > >
 > > 1. Change the name of Sample page to "About". Nearly every website has
 an about page. It's a much better option in my opinion. It's even the
 recommendation of the current sample page.
 > > 2. Delete the sample comment on Hello World altogether. People get web
 comments, this just has to be trashed on all new installs.
 > > 3. Change the status of "Hello World" to draft. It's not ready to
 publish, so let's not make it published.
 > > 4. Change "uncategorized" to "general" or something that's not so
 awful. (I know this has been discussed elsewhere a good bit but I'd be sad
 to not mention it)
 > >
 > > Currently the sample content is used as a defacto new user
 walkthrough. I would rather see proper new user onboarding, personally.
 But even if that's a step too far, I'd like to make some of these changes
 to the default content. Numbers 1 and 2 feel particularly doable to me,
 and 3 and 4 would be really nice additions.

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