Clarify signup name field as public Display Name (#5208) - #7304
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Users were confused that the signup 'Name' becomes their public username. This change mirrors the clearer OSM-style wording: - Renames the field label 'Name' -> 'Display Name' - Updates the placeholder to 'Your publicly visible name' - Adds i18n help text explaining the name is publicly visible and can be changed later in preferences. Scoped to i18n message strings (messages.js) and one help-text element in signUp.js, following the existing FormattedMessage pattern. No logic or backend changes. Fixes hotosm#5208
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Hi! I'm a new contributor and would like to help with this issue if it's still available. I've opened PR #7304, which updates the field label from "Name" to "Display Name" and adds explanatory help text to make it clearer that the name is publicly visible and can be changed later in preferences. I'm happy to revise the implementation or wording based on feedback. Thanks for taking a look! |
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Users were confused that the signup 'Name' becomes their public username. This change mirrors the clearer OSM-style wording:
Scoped to i18n message strings (messages.js) and one help-text element in signUp.js, following the existing FormattedMessage pattern. No logic or backend changes.
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