[wp-hackers] wp-sidebar.php - In or Out? [was Re:1.3a2 CVS]

[Kristin]

I already use an include for my sidebar, I find it is easier to keep
things organized.


On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 14:28:02 -0700, Kitty <kitty at mookitty.co.uk> wrote:
> So, Matt, Ryan, & the rest of the team,
> 
> It seems like everyone that has an opinion has weighed in, so what's the
> word from the devs? In or out?
> 
> Either way, let's shoot this horse and move on.
> 
> On Sun, 2004-09-05 at 13:53, Kitty wrote:
> > After Matt's spamming of the CVS list last night ;) I've been looking
> > over some of the changes. One thing that jumps out that could be real
> > confusing is footer.php.
> >
> > It includes the sidebar/footer/everything not in the main loop. I agree
> > that separating the files is good, the sidebar stuff probably shouldn't
> > be in a "footer" file. (I would think that most people think of stuff at
> > the bottom of the page when they hear "footer," and having the sidebar
> > there is misleading.)
> >
> > Also with a separate file some of the more elaborate themes could
> > include a replacement sidebar file for easy drop in replacement
> >
> > I think that under this schema, we should have a sidebar.php in addition
> > to footer.php to account for this.
> >
> > Pros: More segregation of functions; easier customisation; user changes
> > will only bork the sidebar, if something borks; would move towards
> > making WP skinable (e.g. have a stylesheet included by the sidebar file,
> > etc.).
> >
> > Cons: Another file to manage; might increase package size.
> >
> > Discussion?
> >
> > Attached files:
> > sidebar.diff - changes needed to existing files.
> > wp-sidebar.php - the new sidebar file.
> --
> Cheers!
> Kitty
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