[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39031: Customize: Include theme as just another setting instead of passing as separate parameter

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#39031: Customize: Include theme as just another setting instead of passing as
separate parameter
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 Reporter:  westonruter  |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Customize    |    Version:
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:               |
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 The customizer state is currently split in two places: the `customized`
 settings (changeset) and the previewed `theme`. This separation of the
 theme from the settings makes sense to a degree since the settings are
 dependent upon which theme is active. There is currently an `active_theme`
 setting but it is a dummy setting which is used merely for the sake of
 wiring up the capability check for the themes panel. The `active_theme`
 setting is added with a comment:

 > unused - the theme is considerably more fundamental to the Customizer
 experience

 However, since the `theme` is not just another `setting` then this means
 that the theme cannot currently be made part of a changeset, and as such a
 theme switch cannot be previewed on the frontend by non-authenticated
 users and also a theme switch cannot be scheduled in the customizer.
 Ideally there could be a `theme` setting with the `switch_themes`
 capability that could be added to a changeset, and when that changeset is
 published, the `switch_theme` call should then be made.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39031>
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