RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

Inconsistency between groups, channels & rooms

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Description

Description:

Inconsistency of the naming of groups, channels, rooms within Rocket.chat app.

Steps to reproduce:
  1. Channel -> Info -> Says: "Room Info "
  2. Admin panels -> "#rooms"
  3. Root url (you see channels & private groups)
Expected behavior:

I except 1 name that is used at all locations including the admin panel. Instead of using all these different names.

Actual behavior:

Instead of using channels and private groups, just call them either:

  • Groups
    or:
  • Channels
    or:
  • Rooms

And change all the GUI towards this name. So in this way of thinking instead of calling it channel and private group, eg. just call them public channel and private channel. And name the settings in the admin area channels.

This would makes it so much consistent through out the application.

Ps. I do agree with the 'Direct Messages' type.

Let me know what you think! Maybe there was a good reason to do so? 😕

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Research direction

Review the naming shown in Channel → Info, the admin panels’ “#rooms” area, and the root URL where channels and private groups appear. Decide on the terminology with maintainers, update the affected GUI labels consistently, and verify that the selected names are used across all listed locations.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
design, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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