[#45284] - [5.3] Improve user-facing error messages in com_users and com_content
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- Manasvisingh12:improve-error-messages
User tests: Successful: Unsuccessful:
Enhancing Error Messaging in Joomla Admin Panel
This pull request improves the clarity and specificity of error messages across various admin panel components such as Contacts and Smart Search. The aim is to make the system's feedback more informative for users and developers, aiding faster debugging and a smoother user experience.
Summary of Changes:
Replaced generic error messages like "An Error Has Occurred" with more specific, actionable descriptions.
Updated language files (en-GB.com_contact.ini, en-GB.com_finder.ini, etc.) with meaningful error texts.
Ensured consistency in tone and terminology across messages.
Benefits:
Better UX: Clearer understanding of what went wrong and how to fix it.
Developer-Friendly: Reduces time spent interpreting vague errors.
Aligns with best practices in open-source software for accessibility and internationalization.
This is a small but meaningful step toward making Joomla more intuitive and developer-friendly.
| Status | New | ⇒ | Pending |
joomla-cms-bot
- | Category | ⇒ | Administration Language & Strings NPM Change |
"An Error has occured" is not friendly, too vague and says nothing and as a user I hate this message. We should eliminate this everywhere.
In cases like here, where it is not possible to give an explanation why the error ocured, the message could be at least more soft and friendly. Also small changes make better user-experience.
Any changes to the UNIQUE_ALIAS strings should be made to all instances and not just to com_contact
package_lock.json should not be part of this PR - please remove it
This pull request has been automatically rebased to 5.3-dev.
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@Manasvisingh12 - please provide screenshots showing the BEFORE and AFTER to make it easier to understand the improvement and Testing Instructions.