[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18548: Add a better option for <title> tags

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#18548: Add a better option for <title> tags
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 Reporter:  joostdevalk                         |       Owner:  joostdevalk
     Type:  enhancement                         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                              |   Milestone:  Awaiting
Component:  Template                            |  Review
 Severity:  normal                              |     Version:  3.3
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback needs-codex  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by chipbennett):

 Replying to [comment:73 nacin]:
 > > The past of least resistance (and fastest adoption) is going to be to
 say, "move your wp_title()-filtering code out of header.php, wrap it in a
 function in functions.php, and hook it into add_filter( 'wp_title',
 'themename_filter_wp_title' )".
 >
 > I disagree on both counts. This path is more work, without a doubt. Some
 of them might not even know what a filter is or how it works.

 Most are already aware of filters at this point. The rest would benefit
 greatly from learning what a filter is and how to use it. All are
 ''capable'' of learning.
 >
 > The new instructions would be: No more template tag, no more wp_title(),
 no more messy code in between your <title> tags. Just use
 `add_theme_support('title-tag');` and you're done. It's pretty much idiot
 proof, and that's the idea.

 By all means, correct me if my inference here is incorrect, but IMHO this
 sounds like an effort to discourage - if not prevent (as I suspect Plugin
 developers would prefer) - Theme developers from modifying the doctitle
 content.

 For Theme developers that currently modify the output of `wp_title()`, I
 think I can safely assume that many would ''still'' want to modify the
 doctitle content, even using this new method. So, to say, "''No more
 template tag, no more wp_title(), no more messy code in between your
 <title> tags. Just use `add_theme_support('title-tag');` and you're
 done''" won't be sufficient, because they're left without instructions for
 modifying the doctitle content.

 And even when `wp_title()` is deprecated, I still don't see the benefit of
 introducing a `separate` filter to use. If Theme developers are using the
 `wp_title` filter properly by the time `wp_title()` is deprecated, then
 that filter would (should) remain sufficient for whatever the new
 implementation is.

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