[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #13818: There should be index pages for custom post types

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#13818: There should be index pages for custom post types
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 Reporter:  frankieroberto  |       Owner:  nacin   
     Type:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  3.1     
Component:  Template        |     Version:  3.0     
 Severity:  normal          |    Keywords:          
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Comment(by greenshady):

 > If I create archive-post_type-products.php then the H1 can simply be
 "Products" - it doesn't need to be dynamic because that template file will
 only ever serve my "Products" post type.
 >
 > I think the only point of custom post type archive templates is for
 specific post types, there's no need for a blanket archive template
 because the entire point is that they're "custom" post types (eg. not
 related to each other).

 The keywords you used there were "I" and "my".  Theme developers don't
 always make themes for themselves.  They don't have the luxury of knowing
 what post types a user might have.  They must be flexible and cater to a
 wide variety of uses.  They must be able to create a "blanket" archive
 template that works across all scenarios to some degree.

 I agree that custom post types are "custom" and should be handled by
 "custom" code.  I preach that every day.  But, themes should gracefully
 fall back to a default if no custom template, title, or whatever exists.

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