[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24013: Hide "Add Media" for some post formats

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#24013: Hide "Add Media" for some post formats
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 Reporter:  markjaquith     |       Owner:  markjaquith
     Type:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  high            |   Milestone:  3.6
Component:  Post Formats    |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch       |
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Comment (by knutsp):

 Replying to [comment:25 jb510]:
 > Simple example...  I want to post a gallery.  I want to add a little
 intro paragraph about that gallery.  In that paragraph I want to include a
 logo illustration I previously uploaded to the media library.

 Such a post is a hybrid. You should then stick to the standard format, a
 format that supports any combination of text, an image or many images,
 galleries, audio, videos and whatever.

 As long as the standard format exists, and is the default, any sane
 restriction to the ''other post formats'' is a good thing and reduces
 possible confusion, as long as the restrictions doesn't inhibit the main
 use of the said format.

 If we remove all restrictions and usage hints to the other post formats
 then we are back to the current post formats approach, just a style hint
 to the theme.

 The status post format, for example, is not the only format for posting a
 status, it's  the format for '''posting a status only'''. Secondly, the
 gallery post format is not the only format to post a gallery, it should be
 the format for '''posting a gallery only'''. In addition, all formats,
 besides carrying the main content, let you add supplementary text content.
 And that should be it.

 As of beta2 the gallery format does not remove the "Add media" button. It
 should. If you bump into restrictions you can always go back to the
 standard format to lift them, and no entered data is lost.

 A typical car allows you to transport yourself, up to four passengers and
 five suitcases. You can tweak it to carry just one passenger and a
 refrigerator or the like. This is the "standard" vehicle on the road. If
 you want others types of vehicles, you buy a van, a pickup, a bus or a
 motorcycle. Don't expect them to be as versatile as the car.

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