[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17447: Add 'register_post_type_args' hook

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#17447: Add 'register_post_type_args' hook
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 Reporter:  mikeschinkel                         |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  3.9
Component:  Posts, Post Types                    |     Version:  3.1
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback 2nd-opinion   |     Focuses:
  needs-docs                                     |
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Comment (by MikeSchinkel):

 Replying to [comment:15 nacin]:
 > Letting this function be "pluggable" could make post types even more
 fragile than they are already

 An alternate to adding this single hook would be to provide several
 smaller hooks; one for each of the concerns I mentioned above so as:

 1. Short-circuit/disable selected post type registrations.
 2. Default supports
 3. Rewrite rules
 4. Metabox callbacks
 5. Taxonomy Registration

 The first three are the ones I have found most need for.

 BTW, I'd be interested in understand circumstances where allowing
 modification of `$args` would make post types more fragile.  In Sunrise,
 we currently allow modification of `$args` via a hook in our wrapper
 function that calls `register_post_type()`so that a generic plugin can be
 used for many similar sites that need easy customization. If we are going
 to run into trouble with that I'd like to be able to anticipate what type
 of trouble.

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