[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #55682: Allow block themes to be uploaded without index.php

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#55682: Allow block themes to be uploaded without index.php
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 Reporter:  FlorianBrinkmann                         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                                   |   Milestone:  6.0
Component:  Themes                                   |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-testing-info dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by costdev):

 > PR 2692 changed the behavior for classic themes.
 > Before this PR, a classic theme without a index.php file could not be
 uploaded.
 > After this PR, it can be if it has a templates/index.html file.

 I agree with Ari that this isn't problematic, as it doesn't change the
 behaviour of a classic theme.

 Classic themes and block themes can be defined in several ways. However,
 here are definitions that reflect the current behaviour of
 `WP_Theme::is_block_theme()` [https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-
 develop/blob/a11fd0614d36a79321d1480cad547c763ae433f3/src/wp-includes
 /class-wp-theme.php#L1484 source]:

   **Block theme:**
   A theme that has an `index.html` file in the `templates` or `block-
 templates` directory.

   **Classic theme:**
   A theme that does not have an `index.html` file in the `templates` or
 `block-templates` directory.

 Since the theme in question has a `templates/index.html` file, it is not a
 classic theme, so classic theme behaviour has not been changed.

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