Background
In the Minerva (mobile web) main menu, the link to the wiki's main page is labeled Home for logged-out users. For logged-in users who are opted in to the Newcomer Homepage, that label changes to Main page.
Current menu on mobile:
Logged out:
Logged in user (with Homepage enabled):
On desktop, however, the default menu label is always Main page:
Current menu on desktop:
Logged out:
Logged in:
We should consider changing the menu to use the same terminology (Main page) across all platforms and skins. Reasoning:
- We shouldn't use different terms for the same page.
- Using "Home" creates a terminology mismatch: as soon as someone follows the link, they see "Main page" in both the URL and the page title (which displays on desktop). While "Main page" is wiki-specific terminology, it is deeply embedded throughout MediaWiki, and moving away from it isn't realistic.
- As we move toward creating a central Home for users, we should stop referring to the Main page as "Home" on mobile.
Proposed solution
Change the main menu label for the link to the wiki's main page from "Home" to "Main page", so that:
- The label matches the actual page title and URL that users land on.
- The label no longer changes between logged-out and logged-in (Newcomer Homepage opted-in) states.
- The label no longer differs between desktop and mobile.
Acceptance criteria
Given I'm viewing the main menu on while on mobile (Minerva skin),
When I am logged out or logged in,
Then the link to the mainpage is labeled "Main page" and the icon matches the current logged in "news" icon
- Translations/message keys for the menu label are updated accordingly.