[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 philiparthurmoore):

 Replying to [comment:11 chipbennett]:

 > The choice to use it or not is and should be the end user's.

 Agreed, and this is why `front-page.php` is perfectly fine, unless I'm
 missing something here:

 [[Image(http://p-am.net/grabs/fc-wm-content.jpg)]]

 Having to split that code into multiple template files after adopting the
 proposed patch in this ticket feels like a step backwards.

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