[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #21949: Allow private taxonomies (public = false)

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#21949: Allow private taxonomies (public = false)
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 Reporter:  wpsmith             |       Owner:  boonebgorges
     Type:  enhancement         |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal              |   Milestone:  4.4
Component:  Taxonomy            |     Version:
 Severity:  normal              |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch rest-api  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by boonebgorges):

 Replying to [comment:29 Chouby]:
 > {{{'public' => false}}} tells themes developpers "please don't display
 terms on public site"
 > ...
 > Now I will of course set {{{public => true}}} for my taxonomy but how to
 tell themes developpers not to display the taxonomy terms?

 Can you say more about how this previously worked? In what sense did
 `public => false` "tell" theme developers not to display the terms? Was it
 just by convention and politeness :) ? Or did `public => false` previously
 prevent theme devs from doing something in a programmatic way?

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