Problem/Motivation
Throughout the administration interface, there are often lists of items with a column for operations. These operations often include items like "edit", "delete", "view" ... However, there is a huge inconsistency across not only the wording of these options, but the options available. Here is a quick run down of the available operations for each admin interface.
There are quite a few inconsistencies. Places where there could be delete options do not have one such as comments and users, sometimes the operation is appended with the object such as "edit permission" and "edit vocabulary", and the difference between edit and configure is unclear.
Proposed resolution
When the list deals with content, the operations should be "edit" and "delete". When the list deals with structure, we should use the term "configure" instead of "edit". In the cases where we are both editing and configuring on the same screen (Blocks, for example) we will use the operation "edit"
Comments admin/content/comment
Content admin/content
Taxonomy admin/structure/taxonomy
after
📌
Merge "list terms" page into "edit vocabulary" page
Postponed
List Terms admin/structure/taxonomy/[vocab]
Blocks admin/structure/block
- configure change to edit
- delete (only custom)
Content types admin/structure/types
- edit change to "configure"
- manage fields
- manage display
- delete
Menus admin/structure/menu
after
#663946: Merge "List links" page into "Edit menu" page →
- edit
- add link
- delete needed
Menu: list links admin/structure/menu/manage/[menu-name]
Modules admin/modules
after
#1355442: Add "Update available" indicator to the modules list →
- help
- permissions change to "set permissions"
- configure
- update
Themes admin/appearance
- settings change to "configure"
- disable
- set default
Actions admin/config/system/actions/manage
Triggers admin/structure/trigger
- unassign change to "disable"
Text Formats admin/config/content/formats
Roles admin/people/permissions/roles
- edit role change to "configure"
- edit permissions change to "set permissions"
Users admin/people
- edit
- not going to add delete here - for good reasons
Remaining tasks
Below is a list of issues that will need to be resolved to cleanup these interfaces:
Add a "delete" operation for Comments at admin/content/comment
Add a "delete" operation for List Terms at admin/structure/taxonomy/[vocab]
Add a "delete" operation for Menus at admin/structure/menu
Change "configure" to "edit" for Blocks types at admin/structure/block
Change "edit" to "configure" for Content types at admin/structure/types
Change "edit role" to "configure" for Roles at admin/people/permissions/roles
Change "edit permissions" to "set permissions" for Roles at admin/people/permissions/roles
Change "permissions" to "set permissions" for Modules at admin/modules
Change "settings" to "configure" for Themes at admin/appearance
Change "unassign" to "disable" for Triggers at admin/structure/trigger