[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39109: Twenty Seventeen: starter content array needs a filter

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#39109: Twenty Seventeen: starter content array needs a filter
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 Reporter:  celloexpressions  |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)      |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:  4.7.1
Component:  Bundled Theme     |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal            |   Keywords:  needs-patch
  Focuses:                    |
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 There currently seems to be no way to extend the starter content provided
 in Twenty Seventeen in a child theme. I'd suggest applying a filter to the
 starter content array so that child themes (or plugins) can selectively
 add or remove items as they see fit without having to duplicate the entire
 array. This should also become a best practice for all themes.

 While we're at it, there are no inline comments whatsoever around Twenty
 Seventeen's starter content registration. Since this is the only canonical
 complete implementation initially available, we should add some inline
 documentation to explain how the starter content array works.

 Calling `add_theme_support( 'starter-content', array( ...` in a child
 theme seems to prevent starter content from working at all since the
 theme's starter content is registered already. The workaround would
 probably require removing theme support then adding it and duplicating the
 entire array until the filter is in place.

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