[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63044: Add method to test whether currently viewing the site home page in WP_Query

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#63044: Add method to test whether currently viewing the site home page in WP_Query
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 Reporter:  joedolson    |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Query        |    Version:
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:  needs-patch
  Focuses:               |
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 Currently, WP_Query offers to methods to test the home page qualities for
 a site, `is_front_page()` and `is_home()`, but neither of these actually
 verify that this is truly the site's home page.

 To test the home page, you need to check both values, compare them against
 the queried object ID, and verify that pagination isn't set.

 While this isn't particularly complex (`$is_front = ! is_paged() && (
 is_front_page() || ( is_home() && ( (int) get_option( 'page_for_posts' )
 !== get_queried_object_id() ) ) );`), it is confusing and verbose.

 Adding a method such as `is_home_page()` that produced this logic would
 make it simpler to test whether you are viewing the actual root.

 See #62895 as a case where this would have been helpful for
 simplification.

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