[wp-testers] Attachment Pages for Non-Standard Post Format Types

[Nathaniel Taintor]

In my opinion, the way WordPress currently handles attachments, by
mime-type, makes more sense for attachments than trying to fit attachments
into the post format structure.

Attachments of mime-type "audio/mp3", for example, will be served by
template file audio.php, then mp3.php, then audio_mp3.php, and then finally
attachment.php. This gives you a chance to handle formats pretty well in
your theme files.

What use do you have in mind where you would need to check the parent post's
format in order to display the attachment?


Nathaniel Taintor, Designer/Developer
*Golden Apples Design*
http://goldenapplesdesign.com


On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 8:40 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> Attachment pages for attachments to all posts (regardless of Post Format
> type) currently are given a Post Format type of "standard" (i.e. NULL).
>
> Wouldn't it make sense for attachment pages for media-type Post Formats
> (audio, video, gallery) to be given a Post Format type that is the same as
> the Parent Post?
>
> Or, is this by design?
>
> Chip
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