[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #57913: Attachment pages need to have an "on" toggle

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#57913: Attachment pages need to have an "on" toggle
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 Reporter:  joostdevalk  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media        |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch    |     Focuses:
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Comment (by azaozz):

 Replying to [comment:3 johnbillion]:
 > I've built websites for photographers in the past using mostly just
 attachment templates

 > It might be reasonable to provide support for this through
 add_theme_support()

 +1. Thinking themes should be able to use attachment templates if they
 want to.

 > Regarding redirection, I think it’s better to redirect attachment page
 to the direct media file URL.

 Also +1. Thinking this would be the correct behavior. This can also check
 the "visibility" cap of the current user and output a 404 if the user
 cannot "see" the attachment post.

 > Should such a toggle be on the Permalinks screen? Seems like the ideal
 place.

 Not sure if this should be another checkbox in the WP settings. Perhaps
 seems "too advanced" for most users to make a decision? Imho better to
 have the functionality in WP but let the theme decide either to enable or
 disable or to add a checkbox in the theme's settings.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57913#comment:12>
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