Description

The current help text in Gutenberg’s PostSticky component states:

"Pin this post to the top of the blog."

This wording is inconsistent with Quick Edit, which use "Make this post sticky." Moreover, the phrase "pinning" and "top of the blog" can be misleading, as sticky posts are not necessarily limited to the top of the blog they can appear in archives, custom queries, and other filtered views.

Proposed Update (per Trac #18400)

Update the help text to:

"Make this post sticky."

This change ensures consistency across the WordPress UI and eliminates any ambiguity about how sticky posts behave.

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

1. Create a new post
2. Open the Post Settings sidebar.
3. Click on Status to open the popover.
4. Find the current help text “Pin this post to the top of the blog.”

Screenshots, screen recording, code snippet

Environment info

• WordPress: 6.8-alpha-59841
• PHP: 8.2.27
• Server: Apache/2.4.62 (Debian)
• Database: mysqli (Server: 11.4.5-MariaDB-ubu2404 / Client: mysqlnd 8.2.27)
• Browser: Chrome 133.0.0.0
• OS: macOS
• Theme: Twenty Twenty-Five 1.1
• Plugins:
  • Gutenberg 20.3.0

Please confirm that you have searched existing issues in the repo.

• Yes

Please confirm that you have tested with all plugins deactivated except Gutenberg.

• Yes

Please confirm which theme type you used for testing.

• Block
• Classic
• Hybrid (e.g. classic with theme.json)
• Not sure