[theme-reviewers] Question about ob_start and ob_get_clean (Vicky Arulsingam)

[Chip Bennett]

Can you give an example of such functions? Almost every core WordPress
function either has a get_*() analog, or else incorporates apply_filters().

A dynamic sidebar *inside* of the_content()? That sounds somewhat fraught
with potential problems...

Chip

On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Sayontan Sinha <sayontan at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are some specific uses I can think of:
>
>    1. Some functions have no "echo" parameter and always print the output.
>    If you wanted to run a filter over the output of such a function, this seems
>    like an easy way to do so.
>    2. Ad hoc insertions of widgets/widget areas. Let's say you have
>    defined a sidebar that you want to be able to insert within your posts. You
>    could do this by defining a shortcode, which prints out dynamic_sidebar in
>    an output buffer.
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 5:18 AM, Ryan Hellyer <ryan at pixopoint.com> wrote:
>
>> There are many reasons to use output buffering (ob_start etc), but
>> they would rarely be used within a theme. I've seen themes which use
>> buffering as a way to dynamically minify the markup, but that's a
>> horrid way to do it - much better incorporated within a caching plugin
>> IMO.
>>
>> There may be a practical use for output buffer in a theme, but I'm
>> darned if I can think of a good example. I wouldn't want to see it
>> banned outright, as someone may come up with a cunning use for it that
>> none of us have thought of.
>>
>> Perhaps the theme check plugin could check for output buffering
>> functions and leave a request for the theme developer to provide a
>> reason for using it? That way they'll know it's non-standard and
>> provide a reason (good or bad) for the theme reviewers to read. Could
>> potentially save a little to and fro'ing in the future. Just an idea.
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