[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 joyously):

 Has anyone thought about `<!--nextpage-->`?
 I think the issues of creating content and displaying it are too mixed
 together. A theme does impact content in terms of menu names, widget area
 names, and page templates. It seems like the main job of a theme is
 presentation, not creation. And the Customizer lives under the Appearance
 menu also. So the theme options specific to a page template logically go
 in the editor meta box. And anything about content logically goes in the
 editor itself, unless it's a widget area that can be positioned in
 different places.

 I wouldn't worry about discoverability as much as explainability. I've
 used WordPress a lot and don't understand what this thing is for. Why you
 can't just put the content of the page in the page? Then it works with
 every theme. I've made front pages with dynamic content by using a plugin
 called Shortcode Any Widget.

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