[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33407: Theme tags overhaul

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#33407: Theme tags overhaul
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 Reporter:  greenshady   |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Themes       |    Version:
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:               |
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 I'm cross-posting this with the following Meta ticket:
 https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1187 This needs to be handled in
 Meta and Core.

 After several weeks of discussion and surveys, the Theme Review Team has
 come up with a proposal for an overhaul of the tags/filters available. One
 of the major pain points based on survey results is the tag system, which
 is outdated and not very useful.

 == Color Tags ==

 All color-specific tags (e.g., blue, white, etc.) should be removed. Most
 don't seem to be using these tags for finding themes, especially given the
 prevalence of theme options for changing colors.

 == Layout Tags ==

 The following tag is proposed for adding:

 {{{
 grid-layout
 }}}

 The following tags are proposed for removing:

 {{{
 responsive-layout
 fixed-layout
 fluid-layout
 }}}

 A note on "responsive": It seems that this is the no. 1 searched layout
 tag, followed by "fluid". Based on feedback and discussion, we believe
 most users are simply looking for a responsive theme. When a tag is always
 used by themes and by users, it becomes practically useless in
 distinguishing themes from one another.

 == Feature tags ==

 The following tags should be removed:

 {{{
 blavatar
 }}}

 The following tags should be added:

 {{{
 footer-widgets
 }}}

 == Subject Tags ==

 This is a proposal for complete overhaul of "subject" tags. The following
 is the list of subject tags with additions and removals:

 {{{
 blog
 e-commerce
 education
 entertainment
 food-and-drink
 holiday
 news
 photography
 portfolio
 }}}

 Survey results: https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2015/06/22/survey-
 results-directory/

 The original list of all tags can be found here to see where we started:
 https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2015/08/03/theme-directory-tagsfilters-
 round-2/

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