[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37974: Add multi-panel feature to pages through add_theme_support

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#37974: Add multi-panel feature to pages through add_theme_support
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 Reporter:  karmatosed      |       Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  4.7
Component:  Themes          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  ux-feedback     |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by mrwweb):

 Replying to [comment:57 NateWr]:
 > I think there are really two proposals being floated in this ticket.

 I think @NateWr nails it. Reading through this ticket, I tried to identify
 some questions about the intentions of this feature. I think answering the
 following questions two will help give some additional focus to the
 discussion.

 1. Is this feature intended to work on (A) only one page (one assumes the
 home page) or (B) many pages?
 1. Does each section represent (A) static page content or (B) posts,
 terms, etc. from elsewhere on the site.

 I can see a two-by-two grid representing different appropriate solutions
 for each combination of answers.

 Looking at the actual Twenty Seventeen mockups (which I'm assuming
 inspired this ticket), I'm guessing the answers are (A) to both questions.
 Further, while many experienced WordPressers may "see" connections to
 other content on a front page of that style, my experience says that most
 users see those sections as one-off static content blocks that just happen
 to link to similar pages.

 > Although solving the first problem might lead to a nifty new feature, I
 don't believe it will do anything to address content-building demands in
 the wider ecosystem which are causing so many problems.

 That sounds right. It seems like many people here are interested in
 content blocks (YES!), and so maybe this ticket can inspire a new push for
 those...just on a new ticket :)

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