diff --git a/components/SettingsUI.tsx/BehaviourSettings.tsx b/components/SettingsUI.tsx/BehaviourSettings.tsx
index 313c39a..af8bd5a 100644
--- a/components/SettingsUI.tsx/BehaviourSettings.tsx
+++ b/components/SettingsUI.tsx/BehaviourSettings.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const BehaviourSettings: React.FC<Props> = ({ settings, onChange }) => {
 
 			<SettingItem
 				name="Status tag prefix"
-				description="The YAML frontmatter tag name used for status (default: obsidian-note-status)"
+				description="YAML frontmatter tag name for status (default: obsidian-note-status)"
 			>
 				<input
 					type="text"
diff --git a/components/SettingsUI.tsx/CustomStatusItem.tsx b/components/SettingsUI.tsx/CustomStatusItem.tsx
index a189789..83eb70d 100644
--- a/components/SettingsUI.tsx/CustomStatusItem.tsx
+++ b/components/SettingsUI.tsx/CustomStatusItem.tsx
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export const CustomStatusItem: React.FC<Props> = ({
 						onClick={() => onCustomStatusRemove(index)}
 						aria-label="Remove status"
 						className="custom-status-item__remove-btn"
-						title="Remove this status"
+						title="Remove status"
 					>
 						×
 					</button>
diff --git a/components/SettingsUI.tsx/CustomStatusSettings.tsx b/components/SettingsUI.tsx/CustomStatusSettings.tsx
index 5168fd8..e52a105 100644
--- a/components/SettingsUI.tsx/CustomStatusSettings.tsx
+++ b/components/SettingsUI.tsx/CustomStatusSettings.tsx
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ export const CustomStatusSettings: React.FC<Props> = ({
 			</SettingItem>
 
 			<SettingItem
-				name="Your custom statuses"
-				description="Create custom statuses with icons (emoji/text), names, and colors. Each status needs a name to be valid."
+				name="Custom statuses"
+				description="Create custom statuses with icons, names, and colors. All statuses require a name."
 				vertical
 			>
 				<div className="custom-status-list">
@@ -90,10 +90,7 @@ export const CustomStatusSettings: React.FC<Props> = ({
 				</div>
 			</SettingItem>
 
-			<SettingItem
-				name="Add new status"
-				description="Create a new custom status"
-			>
+			<SettingItem name="Add status" description="Create a new status">
 				<button className="mod-cta" onClick={addNewCustomStatus}>
 					+ Add Status
 				</button>
diff --git a/components/SettingsUI.tsx/UISettings.tsx b/components/SettingsUI.tsx/UISettings.tsx
index ce6e7cf..c33556f 100644
--- a/components/SettingsUI.tsx/UISettings.tsx
+++ b/components/SettingsUI.tsx/UISettings.tsx
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const UISettings: React.FC<Props> = ({ settings, onChange }) => {
 
 			<SettingItem
 				name="Status icon in file explorer position"
-				description="Change the position of the icon"
+				description="Choose icon position in file explorer"
 			>
 				<Select
 					options={[
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export const UISettings: React.FC<Props> = ({ settings, onChange }) => {
 
 			<SettingItem
 				name="Hide unknown status in file explorer"
-				description="Hide status icons for files with unknown status in the file explorer"
+				description="Hide status icons for files with unknown status"
 			>
 				<input
 					type="checkbox"
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export const UISettings: React.FC<Props> = ({ settings, onChange }) => {
 
 			<SettingItem
 				name="Exclude unassigned notes from status pane"
-				description="Improves performance by excluding notes with no assigned status from the status pane. Recommended for large vaults."
+				description="Excludes unassigned notes from status pane for better performance. Recommended for large vaults."
 			>
 				<input
 					type="checkbox"
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export const UISettings: React.FC<Props> = ({ settings, onChange }) => {
 
 			<SettingItem
 				name="Unknown status icon"
-				description="Custom icon to display for files with unknown status"
+				description="Icon displayed for files with unknown status"
 			>
 				<input
 					type="text"
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export const UISettings: React.FC<Props> = ({ settings, onChange }) => {
 
 			<SettingItem
 				name="Unknown status color"
-				description="Custom hex color for unknown status (e.g., #8b949e)"
+				description="Hex color for unknown status (e.g., #8b949e)"
 			>
 				<input
 					type="color"
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export const UISettings: React.FC<Props> = ({ settings, onChange }) => {
 
 			<SettingItem
 				name="Status bar 'no status' text"
-				description="Custom text to display in status bar when there is no status"
+				description="Text displayed in status bar when there is no status"
 			>
 				<input
 					type="text"
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export const UISettings: React.FC<Props> = ({ settings, onChange }) => {
 
 			<SettingItem
 				name="Show icon in status bar for 'no status'"
-				description="Display the unknown status icon alongside the text in the status bar"
+				description="Show unknown status icon in status bar alongside text"
 			>
 				<input
 					type="checkbox"
diff --git a/components/StatusDashboard/QuickActionsPanel.tsx b/components/StatusDashboard/QuickActionsPanel.tsx
index f7286bd..9ffbe3c 100644
--- a/components/StatusDashboard/QuickActionsPanel.tsx
+++ b/components/StatusDashboard/QuickActionsPanel.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const QuickActionsPanel = ({
 						onClick={() => onAction("find-unassigned")}
 						title="Find notes without status"
 					>
-						🔍 Find Unassigned Notes
+						🔍 Find Unassigned
 					</button>
 				</div>
 
diff --git a/core/commandsService.ts b/core/commandsService.ts
index 510dfbd..370a442 100644
--- a/core/commandsService.ts
+++ b/core/commandsService.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class CommandsService {
 		// Change status of current note
 		this.plugin.addCommand({
 			id: "change-status",
-			name: "Change status of current note",
+			name: "Change current note status",
 			checkCallback: (checking: boolean) => {
 				const file = this.app.workspace.getActiveFile();
 				if (!file) return false;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class CommandsService {
 		// Cycle through statuses
 		this.plugin.addCommand({
 			id: "cycle-status",
-			name: "Cycle to next status",
+			name: "Cycle through statuses",
 			checkCallback: (checking: boolean) => {
 				if (settingsService.settings.useMultipleStatuses) {
 					// For now the cycle status is for single statuses
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export class CommandsService {
 		// Copy status from current note
 		this.plugin.addCommand({
 			id: "copy-status",
-			name: "Copy status from current note",
+			name: "Copy current note status",
 			checkCallback: (checking: boolean) => {
 				const file = this.app.workspace.getActiveFile();
 				if (!file) return false;
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export class CommandsService {
 		// Open Status Pane command
 		this.plugin.addCommand({
 			id: "open-status-pane",
-			name: "Open Status Pane",
+			name: "Open status pane",
 			callback: async () => {
 				await this.openStatusPane();
 			},
diff --git a/integrations/context-menu/contextMenuIntegration.tsx b/integrations/context-menu/contextMenuIntegration.tsx
index 577ed8c..25a2d91 100644
--- a/integrations/context-menu/contextMenuIntegration.tsx
+++ b/integrations/context-menu/contextMenuIntegration.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class ContextMenuIntegration {
 					leaf?: WorkspaceLeaf,
 				) => {
 					menu.addItem((item) => {
-						item.setTitle("Change note state")
+						item.setTitle("Change note status")
 							.setIcon("rotate-ccw") // Lucide icon
 							.onClick(async () => {
 								const tFiles = files.filter(
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class ContextMenuIntegration {
 				"editor-menu",
 				(menu, editor, view) => {
 					menu.addItem((item) => {
-						item.setTitle("Change note state")
+						item.setTitle("Change note status")
 							.setIcon("rotate-ccw") // Lucide icon
 							.onClick(async () => {
 								if (view.file) {
diff --git a/integrations/views/grouped-status-view.tsx b/integrations/views/grouped-status-view.tsx
index df267dc..c7a74eb 100644
--- a/integrations/views/grouped-status-view.tsx
+++ b/integrations/views/grouped-status-view.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class GroupedStatusView extends ItemView {
 	}
 
 	getDisplayText() {
-		return "Grouped Status View";
+		return "Grouped Status";
 	}
 
 	getIcon() {
diff --git a/integrations/views/status-dashboard-view.tsx b/integrations/views/status-dashboard-view.tsx
index 768e6d0..41cc319 100644
--- a/integrations/views/status-dashboard-view.tsx
+++ b/integrations/views/status-dashboard-view.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class StatusDashboardView extends ItemView {
 	}
 
 	getDisplayText() {
-		return "Status Dashboard";
+		return "Dashboard";
 	}
 
 	getIcon() {
diff --git a/main.tsx b/main.tsx
index 50fcbd8..6c2df10 100644
--- a/main.tsx
+++ b/main.tsx
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ export default class NoteStatusPlugin extends Plugin {
 			(leaf) => new StatusDashboardView(leaf),
 		);
 
-		this.addRibbonIcon("dice", "Activate grouped view", () => {
+		this.addRibbonIcon("list-tree", "Open grouped status view", () => {
 			this.activateView();
 		});
 
-		this.addRibbonIcon("bar-chart-2", "Status Dashboard", () => {
+		this.addRibbonIcon("activity", "Open status dashboard", () => {
 			this.activateDashboard();
 		});
 	}