[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #49056: Can we stop bundling default themes?

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#49056: Can we stop bundling default themes?
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 Reporter:  crdunst          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:
 Severity:  minor            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close            |     Focuses:
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Comment (by tomgreer):

 I'm thrilled to learn about the CORE_UPGRADE_SKIP_NEW_BUNDLED constant.
 We've been busy deleting and re-deleting twenty-twenty from every site we
 maintain (about 60). We delete because they will never be needed and will
 require time and attention when patches are released.

 By the way, I agree with @crdunst. You are wasting a tremendous amount of
 bandwidth and disk storage by auto-installing each year's new theme by
 default. I see websites just about every day with twenty-twelve, thirteen,
 fourteen, etc. installed. And none have ever been used. What a waste!

 I find the argument about the need for fallback in case the active theme
 can't be loaded. That's a tremendously weak argument. First of all, that
 almost never happens -- and second, I would want the website to crash and
 notify like it does on a fatal error as I'm sure that my content would
 look terrible using twenty-twenty. I'd want to be notified so I could
 address the issue.

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