[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #9674: Better support for custom post types

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#9674: Better support for custom post types
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 Reporter:  wnorris                 |        Owner:  ryan    
     Type:  task (blessed)          |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                  |    Milestone:  3.0     
Component:  Administration          |      Version:  2.9     
 Severity:  normal                  |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  has-patch tested early  |  
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Comment(by janeforshort):

 Mike, I think you misunderstood what I was trying to say. What developers
 call post types is different from what users call post types, and your
 assertion that the two aren't really different isn't correct (at least
 based on the conversations about post types I've had with users and
 developers and the features they request around them). Having a separate
 post type vs adding some custom fields or a special display has impacts on
 site organization, search, taxonomies, etc. You also make a statement
 about existing vs future users, but documentation and how we describe
 functions to new users is an important factor to consider. Just try
 teaching a new user about Pages and you'll see what I mean ("Go to the
 page, no, the Page, not the screen," etc).

 The end result of this discussion isn't something I'm overly passionate
 about, I just think it's important to think about how we use common words
 with multiple uses in describing functions, especially if it will make it
 harder to clarify them in the future. If I could get rid of the Pages
 label and call them static posts or something, I'd do it in a New York
 minute, but it's a little late in the game to suggest such a thing. This
 discussion is simply raising the issue so we can be sure we are using the
 least ambiguous and/or potentially confusing language possible. I could
 put up a poll on the dev blog if people really think it will help, but to
 be honest, I think custom post types would be so misunderstood by the
 common user without pages of explanation, and in contrast are already so
 accepted by the advanced developers, that it would be difficult to get a
 meaningful set of results.

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