[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:  has-ux-feedback needs-patch  |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by nikeo):

 Replying to [comment:156 westonruter]:
 > @karmatosed After I commented, actually, I also had pangs of guilt for
 suggesting that the functionality be added to the theme as opposed to a
 plugin. So yeah, +1 on going the feature plugin route. I just wish there
 was a way to have the plugin auto-install and activate with the activation
 of Twenty Seventeen, but alas we don't have dependency mechanism yet. I
 don't suppose the feature plugin should be bundled with core either like
 Akismet. Should there be a prompt somewhere for users to install the
 plugin?

 Hello, I'm jumping into the discussion to add a quick comment about the
 plugin dependencies : theme authors like me are encouraged by the Theme
 Review admins to use the TGM Plugin Activation.

 There have been TRT discussions about this
 [here]https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2015/03/26/theme-review-team-
 weekly-notes-the-logs-are-9/ and
 [here]https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2015/07/28/theme-review-team-
 weekly-meeting-notes-the-logs-7/.

 This multi-panel feature proposal is excellent, and I do agree with
 @westonruter that it might be a benefit for the final specifications to
 iterate on it in a plugin first.

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