[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12563: New action on body open

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#12563: New action on body open
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 Reporter:  joostdevalk  |       Owner:  joostdevalk           
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new                   
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  3.1                   
Component:  Themes       |     Version:                        
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback
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Comment(by nacin):

 Replying to [comment:9 valendesigns]:
 > Yes you'll need to tell users to add it, but then I wouldn't have to
 worry that the user didn't check if it existed in their function call, so
 if they deactivate the plugin the ceiling will not fall on their head.
 I would recommend telling users to add `do_action( 'body_open' );`

 > Obviously you made you're mind up about the situation and are not going
 to change your stance, I just think it's pointless to be so anti-this-hook
 when it would take very little time to add it in and document.

 No, see, when I hear a convincing argument, my opinion can switch pretty
 quickly. It happens all the time. I don't have a personal agenda. I'm not
 anti-this-hook, I'm against a niche hook in a situation where the niche
 has not convinced me, especially when it is a hook that I don't have any
 power to add, and that it can be added without any core intervention.
 99.9% of this has nothing to do with core, it has to do with us backing
 it.

 I am of course willing to consider this -- there is a reason I haven't
 closed it -- but it needs to gain traction. I would like to hear what
 other developers think. And if theme authors start adding body_open hooks
 to support a niche use (and, more specifically, supporting old browsers
 for said niche use), then a more direct effort sounds like something we
 should consider.

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