Discussion: prevent user confusion by not calling Plug-Ins "Apps"

[OttoKerner]

Even though it is such a nice abbreviation UAS and the term app store is almost ubiquitous nowadays:

Do we really want to call "app", what is already known in Plex web and all of the official documentation as "Plug-In" or "Channel" ?

I want to prevent confusion for end users (and also prevent more support questions from confused users ;) ).

I propose we need to think hard about that. And then eventually remove all references to "apps" from WebTools...

[ukdtom]

So far, we have two strings where the word "App" is part of, and that's during migration

I see the point here in maybe changing that to "Channels/Plug-ins" (Using both names then works for a regular channel, as well as agents and my small collection of tools)

However, changing the full and short name for UAS is IMHO a No-Go, since that's already part of the Plex Universe mindset, IMHO, and been that way since the first UAS was made

So thoughts here?

[ukdtom]

And since I just added the translation strings for that, we should then react fast, before new translators chime in, in order to not vaste their work

[OttoKerner]

Agreed, the name UAS doesn't need to be changed. But all other mentions of "apps" need to.

[ukdtom]

Agreed.

@creoludifico We need to change uasservice.js strings:

    `appsMigrated: gettext("Apps migrated:"),

    noAppsMigrated: gettext("No apps was migrated:")`

Into:

    `appsMigrated: gettext("Channels/Plug-ins migrated:"),

    noAppsMigrated: gettext("No Channels/Plug-ins was migrated")`

Also note the noAppsMigrated I skipped the trailing colon?

[OttoKerner]

plural: "No apps were migrated:" ;-)