How vocabulary works across the app
Compass adapts every label to your industry, and you can override anything that doesn't fit how you actually talk.
A photographer says "shoot". A copywriter says "project". A DJ says "gig". Compass uses a vocabulary layer so the same code renders the right word for whoever is reading it.
Two layers
First, an industry preset seeds reasonable defaults. Pick "Photography" on signup and you get wedding / shoot / package / booking. Pick "Copywriting" and you get project / brief / retainer / client.
On top of that, a per-workspace override map at Settings → Vocabulary lets you change individual words. Override "wedding" with "elopement" if that's all you shoot. The override applies instantly across every page.
What's affected
The vocabulary system drives every label that refers to the thing-you-do-for-clients. That includes:
- The kanban column titles
- The dashboard widgets ("Upcoming weddings", "Bookings this month")
- The leads-table column headers
- The lead detail page field labels
Stable internal terms (status names like won or cold) don't change, those are how the metrics layer talks to the database.
If you switch industry later
Switching industries from Settings → Workspace reseeds the preset but keeps your overrides. So if you changed "wedding" to "elopement" on the photography preset and then switched to videography, "elopement" still wins.