Inconsistent vocabulary
- Forbidden
- "Add to cart" beside a "Bag" icon; "Sign up" on the page and "Register" in the nav
- Instead
- One word per concept, everywhere. Keep a term list in the project and follow it.
What this rule looks like
Why this rule
The usual offenders: cart / bag · sign up / register · log in / sign in · delete / remove · publish / post · subscribe / join · edit / update. Users assume different words mean different things, because in a well-built interface they do.
- Kind
- Rule
- Section
- UI writing
- Group
- Words
- Bucket
- judgment
- Severity
- note
- Since
- v0.1.0