[wp-hackers] post format types

[Brian Layman]

On 1/6/2011 4:09 PM, Brian Layman wrote:
> On 1/6/2011 3:38 PM, Otto wrote:
>> No, the list is not alterable. Nor pluggable, filterable, or
>> actionable. The list is the list.
>>
>> If you want to go outside the list, then go outside it completely. You
>> cannot add to the list of post formats.
>>
>> -Otto
>
> OK I can live without those boundaries, and since that's the feature 
> in a nutshell for this release, let's modify the codex to make that 
> clear.
>
> Whereas it currently reads:
> "Post Format is a theme feature introduced with Version 3.1. Formats 
> are meta information that can be used by themes to customize 
> presentation of a post. The basic idea is to provide a specific method 
> for specifying the display "format" of a post. This replaces the need 
> to use categories to accomplish the same thing, and even more 
> importantly, is portable between themes that support those formats!"
>
> Would this be clearer:
> "Post Formats is a theme feature introduced with Version 3.1. A Post 
> Format is a piece of meta information that can be used by a theme to 
> customize its presentation of a post. The Post Formats feature 
> provides a standardized list of formats that are available to all 
> themes that support the feature.  Themes are not required to support 
> every format on the list.  New formats cannot be introduced.  The 
> standardization of this list provides both compatibility between 
> numerous themes and the ability for external blogging tool access to 
> this feature in a consistent fashion."
>
> Does that accurately cover it?
>
s/the ability for external blogging tool access to this feature/a way 
for external blogging tools to access this feature/

In case it isn't clear, the changing of the "Post Format" to "Post 
Formats" is because the page title is "Post Formats" .

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