[ckan-discuss] Groups -> themes?

Mon Dec 9 15:02:09 UTC 2013

The problem with making it configurable is that it is a part of the UI
and if someone sticks in their own word, it does not get translated
into other languages - unless the configuration is a drop-down of a
few popular choices. This is a big loss.

I would prefer that we choose a word that most people are reasonably
happy with (I could live with 'Categories').

Mark

On 09/12/2013, Adrià Mercader <adria.mercader at okfn.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I guess that this same thread if a fine example of why I'm -1 in
> principle for changing it. 5 people agree that "Groups" is not great,
> but they all have chosen different replacements, all perfectly valid,
> with slight nuances and adapted to their specific sites. Will changing
> "Groups" for "Themes", "Collections" or "Categories" make everyone
> happy? I doubt it, and we will end up with all code, api, docs, etc
> different from the frontend, as we have now with packages/datasets.
> Big renames are always a pain.
>
> I don't find "Groups" particularly meaningful either but at least is
> generic enough for everyone. What I'm definitely in favour of is
> anything that makes easier to change it for something else on your
> particular instance.
>
> My 2 cts.
>
> Adrià
>
>
> On 9 December 2013 14:38, Stéphane Guidoin <stephane at opennorth.ca> wrote:
>> +1. For the Montreal instance, we translated groups into "thématiques"
>> (which is barely the same as themes). However, we kept "group" in the
>> url.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 4:50 AM, Mark Wainwright
>> <mark.wainwright at okfn.org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Another suggestion from me, to rename 'groups'. I think the meaning of
>>> this is completely unclear to most users (including me). The name
>>> "Groups" is a hang-over from the days when they basically had to
>>> fulfil the function of what are now "Organizations" as well.
>>>
>>> A number of CKAN sites have written front-ends in which groups are
>>> renamed as something more comprehensible, usually "Themes". Is it time
>>> for CKAN to bite the bullet and make this the default? I certainly
>>> think it would be clearer.
>>>
>>> More contentiously, what about renaming "Organizations" to
>>> "Publishers", as many sites have also done?
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>
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