[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 celloexpressions):

 +1 for the general flow in [comment:41].

 I'd add to the beginning of that clarification on whether the content is
 existing or created as part of the flow. Ideally, it could be both; that
 may introduce further challenges when we get to the implementation stage,
 but is worth considering, at least at an outline level.

 Especially important to me is the "add any type of content you want". Many
 more specialized sites are likely to have custom post types (run from
 plugins, hopefully) for different types of things specific to their field,
 such as a portfolio, tutorials, projects, products, etc. I've seen a lot
 of (non-wp) sites that show some of this content on the homepage, linking
 to more complete versions. If we build this around post objects, rather
 than only pages specifically, there would be a lot more flexibility in
 adding different types of (sometimes existing) content in a structured way
 relative to the rest of the site.

 However, I'm not sure what makes the most sense it terms of showing full
 content, vs. excerpts and linking, or having a user option for that. This
 ties into the questions about page fragments being viewable individually.
 In the sites I've seen, there is typically a feature of sorts on the front
 page, with many of those elements linking off to the full version, as
 opposed to putting the full content on the multi-part page, which I've
 seen, but less frequently. Perhaps this comes down to the specific post
 type added, with pages showing the full content and not being individually
 accessible and other types showing a linked excerpt.

 There are also often cases where it would make sense to show multiple
 related items in a particular section, such as a few featured projects.
 Terms could be useful for that, with the existing vs. creating new
 question coming into play there as well.

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