[theme-reviewers] Theme Check Release

[Edward Caissie]

That's the "difference"!

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Simon Prosser <pross at pross.org.uk> wrote:

> To quote the manual:
> Includes the footer.php template file from your current theme's
> directory. if a name is specified then a specialised footer
> footer-{name}.php will be included.
>
> wp_footer() should be used.
>
> We could add it as a deprecated though Otto?
>
> On 31 December 2010 16:25, Edward Caissie <edward.caissie at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Thanks, I couldn't remember any exact difference but I agree it is the
> more
> > correct method to use the wp_footer() call.
> >
> > I'll pass along the comment.
> >
> >
> > Cais.
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Edward Caissie
> >> <edward.caissie at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > @Otto, @Pross
> >> >
> >> > Just came across this on ticket:
> >> > http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2382
> >> >
> >> > "REQUIRED: Could not find wp_footer. See: wp_footer
> >> >
> >> > The author used: <?php do_action('wp_footer'); ?> in place of the
> >> > wp_footer() call ...
> >>
> >> Well, he shouldn't do that. Tell him to change it to the wp_footer()
> call.
> >>
> >> Yes, I know that pretty much does the same thing. The difference is
> >> one of forward compatibility. wp_footer() might do something slightly
> >> different in the future. Probably not, but who knows?
> >>
> >> Never do it yourself when there exists a function to do it for you.
> >>
> >> -Otto
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