[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40807: Starter content: Allow for setting a "parent" for pages (and other hierarchical CPTs)

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#40807: Starter content: Allow for setting a "parent" for pages (and other
hierarchical CPTs)
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 Reporter:  webmandesign  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Customize     |     Version:  4.7
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:
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Changes (by westonruter):

 * keywords:   => needs-patch
 * version:  trunk => 4.7
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review => Future Release


Old description:

> From what I can see in
> [https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_theme_starter_content/
> get_theme_starter_content()] function, it only allows for specific fields
> to be set for posts: `post_type`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`,
> `post_name`, `post_content`, `menu_order`, `comment_status`, `thumbnail`
> and `template`.
>
> I would like to propose '''adding a `parent` field''' in there too for
> hierarchical post types, such as Pages.
>
> That way we can also create child pages (or sub-pages) in starter
> content, such as:
>
> {{{#!php
> $starter_content = array(
>
>   'posts' => array(
>
>     'contact' => array(
>       'template' => 'page-templates/list-of-child-pages.php',
>     ),
>
>     'contact-dublin' => array(
>       'post_type'    => 'page',
>       'post_title'   => 'Dublin Office Contact',
>       'post_content' => 'Page content here...',
>       'parent'       => '{{contact}}', // <-- Here's the magic:
>                                        //     Making this a child page of
> our "Contact" page.
>     ),
>
>   ),
>
> );
> }}}
>
> Thanks for consideration!

New description:

 From what I can see in
 [https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_theme_starter_content/
 get_theme_starter_content()] function, it only allows for specific fields
 to be set for posts: `post_type`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`,
 `post_name`, `post_content`, `menu_order`, `comment_status`, `thumbnail`
 and `template`.

 I would like to propose '''adding a `parent` field''' in there too for
 hierarchical post types, such as Pages.

 That way we can also create child pages (or sub-pages) in starter content,
 such as:

 {{{#!php
 <?php
 $starter_content = array(

   'posts' => array(

     'contact' => array(
       'template' => 'page-templates/list-of-child-pages.php',
     ),

     'contact-dublin' => array(
       'post_type'    => 'page',
       'post_title'   => 'Dublin Office Contact',
       'post_content' => 'Page content here...',
       'parent'       => '{{contact}}', // <-- Here's the magic:
                                        //     Making this a child page of
 our "Contact" page.
     ),

   ),

 );
 }}}

 Thanks for consideration!

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Comment:

 Good call. Yes, this makes great sense.

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