[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #21506: Standard Theme Hooks

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#21506: Standard Theme Hooks
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 Reporter:  mfields        |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Bundled Theme  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
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Comment (by chipbennett):

 Replying to [comment:63 greenshady]:
 > One way we can cut down on themes implementing these hooks is to add an
 "after" hook to match these:
 >
 > * `get_template_part_{$slug}`
 > * `get_header`
 > * `get_footer`
 > * `get_sidebar`
 > * `get_searchform`
 >
 > Using these would be good for several reasons.
 >
 > * Themes don't need to alter their code.
 > * Most of these hooks are used across nearly all themes.
 > * We'd be building something off existing core hooks and functions.
 > * We can cut way back on additional functions for outputting hooks.
 > * The only hook we'd really need to consider adding to themes is the one
 for post data. See: #18561

 I love this idea, but it doesn't address semantic template locations.

 For example: `get_header` and `get_header_after` would not provide enough
 resolution to hook into the site header/masthead/whatever-we're-calling-
 it-now. The `get_header` hook would fire before the HTML document head,
 and `get_header_after` would fire, usually, either right before or right
 after the opening main-content container.

 Same thing with `get_footer` and `get_footer_after`. The former would fire
 either right before or right after the closing main-content container, and
 the latter would fire after the closing `</html>` tag.

 I agree that the hooks would be helpful, but I don't think they would
 solve the issue of Themes defining semantic template locations.

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