[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #62673: Make theme handling consistent with plugins

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#62673: Make theme handling consistent with plugins
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 Reporter:  galbaras        |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Themes          |    Version:
 Severity:  normal          |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  administration  |
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 For some reason, the user interface for themes is very different from the
 one used for plugins.

 Specifically, theme changelog links only ever appear on the theme detail
 page and nowhere else, and relying on `Theme URI` to figure out where the
 changelog is often incorrect, including for recent core themes.

 Since there's already much of the codebase for this in the Plugins area,
 bring Themes inline with this shouldn't be super difficult, and will make
 the admin area more consistent, while also enabling better usability for
 external management systems.

 This can be facilitates by a header field, e.g. `Changelog URI` or `Update
 URI` + an assumed readme.txt, possibly coupled with a filter hook.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62673>
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