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setting button

This button should do what it looks like it should do. It opens a drop down of actions that a user can perform on their user account. Should I go with "Setting" or "Settings"?

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Would profile or account be a better title? The things you are showing aren't really settings - they tend to be things that change the experience rather than account attributes. – Stewart Dean Mar 16 at 15:43
That's a good point Stewart. I ended up going with Settings. This button only appears in user profile page, so user can understand that the context for settings is about their accounts. – garbage collection Mar 16 at 19:15

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Setting is singular, so use it if you only have one thing to set.

Settings is plural, so use it when you have multiple things to set. This is likely to be the case most of the time, so when in doubt, use 'Settings'

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There seems to be several things to set. So Settings, plural.

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