[wp-hackers] is_front_page should have it's own template file

[Otto]

Yeah, I see that, I'm just trying to grasp where you want it fitted
into the hierarchy.

Look at those cases again. Are you thinking of this sort of change?

Case 2: Static front page.
- Template is custom Page Template fallback to front.php fallback to
page.php fallback to index.php.

The reason I ask is that I'm not certain how to handle front.php in
the default case, where the main blog posts are the front page. Would
it only be used for the static front page case?

My viewpoint is that a template name like that should have a well
defined place in a theme, since a theme can include them. So
what/where would it make sense for a theme to include as the front
page?


On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Aaron D. Campbell <aaron at xavisys.com> wrote:
> I see what you are saying, I was under the impression we shouldn't need
> custom page templates for the basic use cases.  This way, a template could
> include a front page design, without having to tell the user to add it as a
> template if they need.  I've been using a custom page template for the front
> page, I have made one for nearly every WordPress site I've ever built, it
> just seems that since we now have built-in functionality to test for the
> front page, we might as well add it to the template loader.  It's one more
> elseif in a long line of them, and one more function.  Not a big deal, there
> are even hooks that can be used to automatically apply the template page if
> you want.
>
>
>  Otto wrote:
>
> > ... I don't quite get it, exactly. If you're using a static page as
> > the front page, why not simply assign it it's own Page Template?
> >
> > I mean, I kinda see your point, but the "front" page is basically
> > either a Static-Page or home.php/index.php if you have posts on it.
> > Adding another template file doesn't make much sense, because there's
> > no room for it.
> >
> > To explain further via the process of breaking it down:
> > Case 1: Posts on front page.
> > - Template is home.php fallback to index.php.
> > Case 2: Static front page.
> > - Template is custom Page Template fallback to page.php fallback to
> index.php.
> >
> > Where, exactly, would you insert a front.php into that in each case?
> > What would be the purpose of it that could not be achieved otherwise?
> >
> >
>
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