diff --git a/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorDaemonsSetupCheck.php b/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorDaemonsSetupCheck.php
--- a/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorDaemonsSetupCheck.php
+++ b/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorDaemonsSetupCheck.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     }
 
     $expect_user = PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('phd.user');
-    if (strlen($expect_user)) {
+    if (phutil_nonempty_string($expect_user)) {
 
       try {
         $all_daemons = id(new PhabricatorDaemonLogQuery())
diff --git a/src/applications/files/view/PhabricatorGlobalUploadTargetView.php b/src/applications/files/view/PhabricatorGlobalUploadTargetView.php
--- a/src/applications/files/view/PhabricatorGlobalUploadTargetView.php
+++ b/src/applications/files/view/PhabricatorGlobalUploadTargetView.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     require_celerity_resource('global-drag-and-drop-css');
 
     $hint_text = $this->getHintText();
-    if (!strlen($hint_text)) {
+    if (!phutil_nonempty_string($hint_text)) {
       $hint_text = "\xE2\x87\xAA ".pht('Drop Files to Upload');
     }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/home/menuitem/PhabricatorHomeLauncherProfileMenuItem.php b/src/applications/home/menuitem/PhabricatorHomeLauncherProfileMenuItem.php
--- a/src/applications/home/menuitem/PhabricatorHomeLauncherProfileMenuItem.php
+++ b/src/applications/home/menuitem/PhabricatorHomeLauncherProfileMenuItem.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     PhabricatorProfileMenuItemConfiguration $config) {
     $name = $config->getMenuItemProperty('name');
 
-    if (strlen($name)) {
+    if (phutil_nonempty_string($name)) {
       return $name;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuEngine.php b/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuEngine.php
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@
     // render the default view instead.
 
     $selected_view = null;
-    if (strlen($item_id)) {
+    if (phutil_nonempty_string($item_id)) {
       $item_views = $view_list->getViewsWithItemIdentifier($item_id);
       if ($item_views) {
         $selected_view = head($item_views);
diff --git a/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuItemView.php b/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuItemView.php
--- a/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuItemView.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuItemView.php
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
       ->setName($this->getName());
 
     $uri = $this->getURI();
-    if (strlen($uri)) {
+    if (phutil_nonempty_string($uri)) {
       if ($this->getIsExternalLink()) {
         if (!PhabricatorEnv::isValidURIForLink($uri)) {
           $uri = '#';
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
     }
 
     $tooltip = $this->getTooltip();
-    if (strlen($tooltip)) {
+    if (phutil_nonempty_string($tooltip)) {
       $view->setTooltip($tooltip);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/search/menuitem/PhabricatorDashboardProfileMenuItem.php b/src/applications/search/menuitem/PhabricatorDashboardProfileMenuItem.php
--- a/src/applications/search/menuitem/PhabricatorDashboardProfileMenuItem.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/menuitem/PhabricatorDashboardProfileMenuItem.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
       return pht('Archived Dashboard');
     }
 
-    if (strlen($this->getName($config))) {
+    if (phutil_nonempty_string($this->getName($config))) {
       return $this->getName($config);
     } else {
       return $dashboard->getName();
diff --git a/src/applications/search/menuitem/PhabricatorEditEngineProfileMenuItem.php b/src/applications/search/menuitem/PhabricatorEditEngineProfileMenuItem.php
--- a/src/applications/search/menuitem/PhabricatorEditEngineProfileMenuItem.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/menuitem/PhabricatorEditEngineProfileMenuItem.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     if (!$form) {
       return pht('(Restricted/Invalid Form)');
     }
-    if (strlen($this->getName($config))) {
+    if (phutil_nonempty_string($this->getName($config))) {
       return $this->getName($config);
     } else {
       return $form->getName();
diff --git a/src/applications/search/menuitem/PhabricatorManageProfileMenuItem.php b/src/applications/search/menuitem/PhabricatorManageProfileMenuItem.php
--- a/src/applications/search/menuitem/PhabricatorManageProfileMenuItem.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/menuitem/PhabricatorManageProfileMenuItem.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     PhabricatorProfileMenuItemConfiguration $config) {
     $name = $config->getMenuItemProperty('name');
 
-    if (strlen($name)) {
+    if (phutil_nonempty_string($name)) {
       return $name;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/view/page/PhabricatorStandardPageView.php b/src/view/page/PhabricatorStandardPageView.php
--- a/src/view/page/PhabricatorStandardPageView.php
+++ b/src/view/page/PhabricatorStandardPageView.php
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
       }
     }
 
-    if (strlen($prefix)) {
+    if (phutil_nonempty_string($prefix)) {
       $title = $prefix.' '.$title;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/view/page/menu/PhabricatorMainMenuView.php b/src/view/page/menu/PhabricatorMainMenuView.php
--- a/src/view/page/menu/PhabricatorMainMenuView.php
+++ b/src/view/page/menu/PhabricatorMainMenuView.php
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
 
 
     $wordmark_text = PhabricatorCustomLogoConfigType::getLogoWordmark();
-    if (!strlen($wordmark_text)) {
+    if (!phutil_nonempty_string($wordmark_text)) {
       $wordmark_text = PlatformSymbols::getPlatformServerName();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/view/phui/PHUIObjectItemListView.php b/src/view/phui/PHUIObjectItemListView.php
--- a/src/view/phui/PHUIObjectItemListView.php
+++ b/src/view/phui/PHUIObjectItemListView.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
     require_celerity_resource('phui-oi-color-css');
 
     $header = null;
-    if (strlen($this->header)) {
+    if (phutil_nonempty_string($this->header)) {
       $header = phutil_tag(
         'h1',
         array(
diff --git a/src/view/phui/PHUIObjectItemView.php b/src/view/phui/PHUIObjectItemView.php
--- a/src/view/phui/PHUIObjectItemView.php
+++ b/src/view/phui/PHUIObjectItemView.php
@@ -659,7 +659,8 @@
         $this->getImageIcon());
     }
 
-    if ($image && (strlen($this->href) || strlen($this->imageHref))) {
+    if ($image && (phutil_nonempty_string($this->href) ||
+        phutil_nonempty_string($this->imageHref))) {
       $image_href = ($this->imageHref) ? $this->imageHref : $this->href;
       $image = phutil_tag(
         'a',