[wp-hackers] Parameterized Wordpress themes

[Jennifer Hodgdon]

Elliotte Harold wrote [in part]:
> I'd like to be able to write a theme that has a nice forms UI for 
> supplying [customization] data like this; ideally one integrated with the WordPress 
> admin panel.
> Is this possible short of writing a plugin juts for the use of the theme?

If you want to integrate to the admin panel, I think you need to write 
it as a plugin. The admin panel section of WP does not automatically 
load themes to see if they want to define new admin panels. It does 
load plugins.

    --Jennifer