Fix: rebrand the license page to Nexcess Licensing

[jonwaldstein]

Description

Harbor's license page is now called "Nexcess Licensing", and the "Liquid Web" copy around it now says Nexcess. This replaces #204, which used "Unified License Manager".

• The page title, the welcome screen heading, the legacy license notice and every error message on the page say "Nexcess Licensing".
• The Settings menu item is now Nexcess Licensing (was "Liquid Web Products"), and the license link reads "Manage license in Nexcess".
• The page header shows the Nexcess logo instead of the Liquid Web one.
• The legacy license notice says the plugin is "now part of Nexcess's software offerings".
• The welcome screen drops the "Liquid Web by Nexcess" line, since the heading already says Nexcess.
• The integration guide, skill/SKILL.md and the AGENTS.md snippet in the README now tell plugins to say "Nexcess Licensing". The old "brand-neutral" reasoning is gone.
• The page URL and the "Licensing" item in plugin menus stay as they are.

Testing Instructions

1. Look under Settings. The menu item reads "Nexcess Licensing".
2. Open it with no license saved. The welcome screen heading reads "Nexcess Licensing" with no "Liquid Web by Nexcess" line under it. The browser tab title also reads "Nexcess Licensing".
3. Save a license. The page header shows the Nexcess logo, and the link under the license card reads "Manage license in Nexcess".
4. Open a plugin's legacy license page that shows the notice. It says "now part of Nexcess's software offerings", and the link at the end reads "Nexcess Licensing".
5. Block the REST requests in dev tools and reload the license page. The error message starts with "Nexcess Licensing failed to…".
6. bun run test:js and slic run wpunit cover the renamed strings.

Pre-review Checklist

• Acceptance criteria satisfied and tested
• Changelog entry added
• E2E or unit tests updated

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Updates
  • Renamed the licensing page and Settings menu item to “Nexcess Licensing.”
  • Updated the welcome screen, logo, license-management links, notices, and error messages to use Nexcess branding.
  • Updated related documentation and test labels to reflect the new name.

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• .github/scripts/playground-preview-comment.js
• .github/workflows/tests-e2e.yml
• README.md
• build-dev/index.asset.php
• build-dev/index.js
• build/index.asset.php
• build/index.js
• changelog/fix-nexcess-licensing-name.yaml
• docs/architecture/conventions.md
• docs/architecture/fat-leader-thin-instance.md
• docs/architecture/unified-license-key-system-design.md
• docs/glossary.md
• docs/guides/integration.md
• docs/guides/testing.md
• docs/harbor.md
• docs/subsystems/frontend.md
• docs/subsystems/licensing.md
• resources/js/components/atoms/NexcessLogo.tsx
• resources/js/components/molecules/FeatureRow.tsx
• resources/js/components/molecules/FilterBar.tsx
• resources/js/components/molecules/NotActivatedBanner.tsx
• resources/js/components/organisms/LicenseSection.tsx
• resources/js/components/templates/WelcomeShell.tsx
• resources/js/context/harbor-data-context.tsx
• resources/js/hooks/use-resolvable-select/use-resolvable-select-with-error.ts
• resources/js/lib/activation-url.ts
• resources/js/store/actions.ts
• resources/js/store/resolvers.ts
• skill/SKILL.md
• src/Harbor/API/Functions/Actions/Display_Legacy_License_Page_Notice.php
• src/Harbor/API/Functions/Actions/Register_Submenu.php
• src/Harbor/Admin/Feature_Manager_Page.php
• src/Harbor/global-functions.php
• tests/e2e/smoke.spec.ts
• tests/e2e/software-manager.spec.ts
• tests/e2e/welcome-screen.spec.ts
• tests/js/components/AppLoader.test.tsx
• tests/js/components/WelcomeShell.test.tsx
• tests/js/hooks/useWelcomeLicenseForm.test.ts
• tests/wpunit/API/Functions/Actions/Display_Legacy_License_Page_NoticeTest.php

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The licensing page and related interface text, notices, error messages, tests, documentation, and project references now use Nexcess branding. The logo and welcome heading are updated. Licensing behavior and request handling are unchanged.

Changes

Nexcess Licensing rebrand

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Admin interface and runtime messages src/Harbor/..., resources/js/..., build*/..., tests/...	Admin page labels, frontend branding, logo, and license-management text now use Nexcess names. Legacy-license notices and runtime errors use the updated name. Tests assert the new labels and messages.
Documentation and project references docs/..., README.md, skill/SKILL.md, .github/..., changelog/...	Architecture, integration, testing, and agent guidance now refer to Nexcess Licensing and Nexcess products. The E2E job and Playground references use the updated page name.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Change: Other

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d38a9

This is a branding update to the license page and related text. Licensing behavior and request handling are unchanged, so merge risk is minimal.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❓ 1

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: rebranding the license page to Nexcess Licensing.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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