[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #36217: WP_Post_Type class

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#36217: WP_Post_Type class
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 Reporter:  swissspidy                        |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                            |   Milestone:  Future
Component:  Posts, Post Types                 |  Release
 Severity:  normal                            |     Version:  2.9
 Keywords:  dev-feedback has-patch 4.6-early  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by swissspidy):

 > Food for thought: Is there value in not locking ourselves into "post
 type" vernacular and instead going with `WP_Content_Type`? There have been
 some mutterings over the years about the missed opportunity in calling
 everything "posts".

 +1 to that. Definitely to be considered.

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 In general, what we get from such a class:

 * Improved documentation on DevHub, moving/copying lots of information out
 of register_taxonomy() into a separate page.
 * Better type hinting thanks to PHPDoc changes.
 * Forward compatibility (think magic getter/setter for deprecated
 arguments, improving the way we handle default values, etc.)
 * Better error prevention
 * Makes adding a REST API endpoint for getting post types easier

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/36217#comment:8>
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