[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #30819: Getting info on default theme(s)

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#30819: Getting info on default theme(s)
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 Reporter:  donutz       |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Themes       |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:
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Comment (by nacin):

 The sole purpose of `$default_themes` is to resolve conflicts when a
 default theme directory is copied or moved, and the theme name isn't
 changed. The name of such a "pretender" theme is appended with the
 directory name. It's otherwise not something that warrants any kind of
 exposure. If we weren't so picky about little details like this, it
 wouldn't exist.

 I definitely wouldn't want to introduce a `get_default()` method with so
 much parameter complexity. I could perhaps go for a `get_default_themes()`
 method, but I'd question why. Someone using `get_default_themes()` may
 want to know that themes are allowed in a subdirectory, including default
 themes, so for example on wordpress.org, you'd be looking at
 `core/twentyfifteen`.

 Of course, the alternative is people hardcode in a search for "twenty*"
 which isn't any better.

 I suppose I just don't understand the use case. I needed access to
 $default_themes just last week, and then I realized I was doing something
 kind of stupid and shouldn't do that.

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