[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 davidakennedy):

 It's easy to see why this ticket has become a bit overwhelming. Creating
 pages like the home page of Twenty Seventeen is pretty difficult in
 WordPress. And different from theme to theme. But that's why this ticket
 exist – to hopefully make that easier.

 I think it's important to note that all the challenges of customization or
 page building in WordPress won't be solved here. But I'm hoping for a few
 things: a start, something all themes could leverage in a consistent way
 and something that could be built on in the future.

 @NateWr You bring up some awesome points. I think we all want content
 blocks, but it's in the future. The trick is how can we make make this
 easier for users sooner while not getting in the way of content blocks if
 they eventually happen.

 The original way it's implemented here – in the fork for Twenty Seventeen
 – only allows you to pull in content from pages. We could restrict our
 thinking to just pulling content from pages and posts as a starting point
 to help limit things. Not saying I wouldn't want to pull in categories,
 tags, etc. but it's helpful to start small.

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