[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 jb510):

 Replying to [comment:27 mrwweb]:
 > Replying to [comment:26 knutsp]:
 >
 > It seems that we're talking past each other here. I see three main
 arguments, two in favor of leaving it in for all post formats, one
 against. They are:
 >
 > Point 1. [comment:22 mrwweb]:
 > > [T]he post format semantically describes the '''primary''' piece of
 content/media in the post, but '''doesn't exclude''' auxiliary
 content/media in the post. [emphasis added]
 >
 > Point 2. [comment:25 jb510]:
 > > [The] Add Media button is intrinsically tied to the visual editor and
 ought to apear [sic] anywhere and everywhere the visual editor appears.
 >
 > Point 3. [comment:26 knutsp]
 > Paraphased: Each post format is for posting something '''only''' of that
 format. e.g. A gallery should only be a gallery. A video should only be a
 video.
 >
 > Points 1 and 3 are a disagreement about the intention of post formats.
 Point 2 is about the nature of the "Add Media" button editor. It seems
 that some people outside the three most-recent commenters (myself
 included) need to weigh in if this hasn't been decided already.

 I think you summarize it well.  I recognize this is more a philosophical
 discussion at this point than UI.

 I would argue that in knutsp's interoperation we'd then end up removing
 the visual editor entirely from structured post formats or at least
 provide a greatly striped down version of it.  For example it wouldn't
 make sense to allow ul/ol lists to be created in a link, status, image,
 gallery post format, etc.  Further I'd start to question at that point, if
 the string that comes out of that multi-line field should really even be
 the_content with all the filters of the_content applied to it.

 Regardless, that scenario sounds to me an awful lot like Custom Post Types
 and not what I think of as post formats.

 I'm not claiming there is a right/wrong way to this, I just think both
 need to be fully thought through though.

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