[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23669: Allow front page template to fall back to home template when site displays blog posts index on front page

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#23669: Allow front page template to fall back to home template when site displays
blog posts index on front page
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 Reporter:  chipbennett              |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Template                 |     Version:  3.5.1
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing  |
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Comment (by chipbennett):

 Replying to [comment:10 philiparthurmoore]:
 >
 > This seems OK and exactly the intended use of that template file, as
 described in the Codex, and is a design decision when done well. `front-
 page.php` can include custom design and content elements on the home page
 and also take into account whether a user has chosen a posts or page front
 page.

 Whether to display the blog posts index or a static page on the site front
 page is not a design decision. It is a user configuration decision.

 The design decision is the design/markup/style/functionality of the static
 front page template. The choice to use it or not is and should be the end
 user's. There is absolutely no reason that a Theme with a customized
 static front page template cannot be used to display the blog posts index
 on the front page, other than the Theme superseding that user
 configuration decision.

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