diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/inc/customizer.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/inc/customizer.php
index 37a3755294..c1dd4034b1 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/inc/customizer.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/inc/customizer.php
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ function twentyfourteen_customize_register( $wp_customize ) {
 	// Add the featured content section in case it's not already there.
 	$wp_customize->add_section( 'featured_content', array(
 		'title'       => __( 'Featured Content', 'twentyfourteen' ),
-		'description' => sprintf( __( 'Use a <a href="%1$s">tag</a> to feature your posts. If no posts match the tag, <a href="%2$s">sticky posts</a> will be displayed instead.', 'twentyfourteen' ), admin_url( '/edit.php?tag=featured' ), admin_url( '/edit.php?show_sticky=1' ) ),
+		'description' => sprintf( __( 'Use a <a href="%1$s">tag</a> to feature your posts. If no posts match the tag, <a href="%2$s">sticky posts</a> will be displayed instead.', 'twentyfourteen' ),
+			esc_url( add_query_arg( 'tag', _x( 'featured', 'featured content default tag slug', 'twentyfourteen' ), admin_url( 'edit.php' ) ) ),
+			admin_url( 'edit.php?show_sticky=1' )
+		),
 		'priority'    => 130,
 	) );
 
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ function twentyfourteen_contextual_help() {
 		'title'   => __( 'Twenty Fourteen', 'twentyfourteen' ),
 		'content' =>
 			'<ul>' .
-				'<li>' . sprintf( __( 'The home page features your choice of up to 6 posts prominently displayed in a grid or slider, controlled by the <a href="%1$s">featured</a> tag; you can change the tag and layout in <a href="%2$s">Appearance &rarr; Customize</a>. If no posts match the tag, <a href="%3$s">sticky posts</a> will be displayed instead.', 'twentyfourteen' ), admin_url( '/edit.php?tag=featured' ), admin_url( 'customize.php' ), admin_url( '/edit.php?show_sticky=1' ) ) . '</li>' .
+				'<li>' . sprintf( __( 'The home page features your choice of up to 6 posts prominently displayed in a grid or slider, controlled a <a href="%1$s">tag</a>; you can change the tag and layout in <a href="%2$s">Appearance &rarr; Customize</a>. If no posts match the tag, <a href="%3$s">sticky posts</a> will be displayed instead.', 'twentyfourteen' ), esc_url( add_query_arg( 'tag', _x( 'featured', 'featured content default tag slug', 'twentyfourteen' ), admin_url( 'edit.php' ) ) ), admin_url( 'customize.php' ), admin_url( 'edit.php?show_sticky=1' ) ) . '</li>' .
 				'<li>' . sprintf( __( 'Enhance your site design by using <a href="%s">Featured Images</a> for posts you&rsquo;d like to stand out (also known as post thumbnails). This allows you to associate an image with your post without inserting it. Twenty Fourteen uses featured images for posts and pages&mdash;above the title&mdash;and in the Featured Content area on the home page.', 'twentyfourteen' ), 'http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Thumbnails#Setting_a_Post_Thumbnail' ) . '</li>' .
 				'<li>' . sprintf( __( 'For an in-depth tutorial, and more tips and tricks, visit the <a href="%s">Twenty Fourteen documentation</a>.', 'twentyfourteen' ), 'http://codex.wordpress.org/Twenty_Fourteen' ) . '</li>' .
 			'</ul>',
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/inc/featured-content.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/inc/featured-content.php
index 5c359a2e22..514187ab9c 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/inc/featured-content.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/inc/featured-content.php
@@ -409,14 +409,17 @@ class Featured_Content {
 	public static function customize_register( $wp_customize ) {
 		$wp_customize->add_section( 'featured_content', array(
 			'title'          => __( 'Featured Content', 'twentyfourteen' ),
-			'description'    => sprintf( __( 'Use the <a href="%1$s">"featured" tag</a> to feature your posts. You can change this to a tag of your choice; if no posts match the tag, <a href="%2$s">sticky posts</a> will be displayed instead.', 'twentyfourteen' ), admin_url( '/edit.php?tag=featured' ), admin_url( '/edit.php?show_sticky=1' ) ),
+			'description'    => sprintf( __( 'Use a <a href="%1$s">tag</a> to feature your posts. You can change this to a tag of your choice; if no posts match the tag, <a href="%2$s">sticky posts</a> will be displayed instead.', 'twentyfourteen' ),
+				esc_url( add_query_arg( 'tag', _x( 'featured', 'featured content default tag slug', 'twentyfourteen' ), admin_url( 'edit.php' ) ) ),
+				admin_url( 'edit.php?show_sticky=1' )
+			),
 			'priority'       => 130,
 			'theme_supports' => 'featured-content',
 		) );
 
 		// Add Featured Content settings.
 		$wp_customize->add_setting( 'featured-content[tag-name]', array(
-			'default'              => 'featured',
+			'default'              => _x( 'featured', 'featured content default tag slug', 'twentyfourteen' ),
 			'type'                 => 'option',
 			'sanitize_js_callback' => array( __CLASS__, 'delete_transient' ),
 		) );
@@ -476,7 +479,7 @@ class Featured_Content {
 		$defaults = array(
 			'hide-tag' => 1,
 			'tag-id'   => 0,
-			'tag-name' => 'featured',
+			'tag-name' => _x( 'featured', 'featured content default tag slug', 'twentyfourteen' ),
 		);
 
 		$options = wp_parse_args( $saved, $defaults );