[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28509: Allow themes specifically meant to be parent themes to prevent activation

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#28509: Allow themes specifically meant to be parent themes to prevent activation
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 Reporter:  nathanrice   |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Themes       |     Version:  3.9.1
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:
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Comment (by nacin):

 If a theme needs to prevent itself from deactivating, there are ways of
 doing so. (It was admittedly much easier when the theme_action_links*
 filters worked, which have been bypassed since 3.8.) It's not an invalid
 pattern what you're doing and obviously it's been the Genesis pattern for
 some time. But it's not ideal for a multitude of reasons and angles, and I
 don't think we should be providing a tool that can be easily employed for
 things like this that are not ideal.

 Replying to [comment:21 nathanrice]:
 > Fair enough. You're the boss :-)

 On the scale of
 [https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140602024642-22330283
 -avoiding-the-unintended-consequences-of-casual-feedback ‘one man’s
 opinion’ to ‘mandate’], I'd put this no further than ‘strong suggestion’.

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