[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #3718: Theme Directory: Allow minimum WP and PHP version requirement

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#3718: Theme Directory: Allow minimum WP and PHP version requirement
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 Reporter:  flixos90         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:
Component:  Theme Directory  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch        |
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Comment (by dd32):

 FWIW I think this is part of the bigger discussion around Theme Meta.
 Unlike the Plugin Directory, Themes have no way to define extra meta-data
 like this, or even to have a theme description that isn't one-long-line-
 that's-unreadable-because-it-just-keeps-on-going-on-and-on.

 The patch as-is adds it to the Theme style.css headers, which seems like
 the wrong place for it - but the only place we currently have.
 All new themes in the repo need to have a `readme.txt` - but the theme
 directory doesn't parse anything from it - #215

 To me, it feels like the implementation should match
 [https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2017/08/29/minimum-php-version-
 requirement/ what plugins have], where it's included in the readme (which
 is where all the Metadata ultimately comes from).

 I have a feeling that borrowing the plugin directory readme parser and
 only supporting headers / description wouldn't require too much effort
 here and would provide for a much better platform for future changes (such
 as supporting a minimum WP version requirement too, etc)

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