Theme Layout Proposal

  • Proposal: Consolidation of core thread Files in a Theme Directory.

    Basically, consolidate files into two, “index.php” and “stylesheet.css”. “Image”, “js”, and others would remain in the appropriate sub-directories.

    Stylesheet.css: As before, no changes here.

    Index.php: consolidates all previously separate PHP files. File organized thusly:

    01. Doctype
    02. Document Header
    03. Body
    04. Blog Header
    05. Content
    06. Footer
    07. Comments
    08. Pop-up Comments
    09. Functions
    10. Single Posts
    11. Bookmarks
    12. Single Page
    13. Category
    14. Categories
    15. Pop-up Category
    15. Pop-up Categories

    The blog header, content, and footer sections divided into columns as defined by the CSS file. Content columns (if any) further defined as “sidebars” or “postings” as appropriate. The stylesheet would define how wide each column is to be, and the style or styles used within each.

    This proposal is intended to cut down on the number of files one has to deal with, and thus the number of windows one might need to have open at any one time. Don’t know about you, but I’d much rather have all document information readily available in one window rather than multiple windows.

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  • That’s pretty much the way the old WP worked and I agree – for some (me) that would be a help.
    However, for the average modder/hacker, the way it is now is great. Also, theme developers have a firm guide to go by and theme development seemed to jump exponentially during the 2.0.x series.
    Page template and category template creation is now about as simple as it gets.
    There are many other reasons for the change to the way it is.

    Thread Starter mythusmage

    (@mythusmage)

    Quote: There are many other reasons for the change to the way it is

    An inordinate fondness for complexity and (virtual) paperwork. ??

    Seriously, in any technological advance the new device starts out simple, becomes ever more complex, then undergoes a period of simplification until the optimal level of complexity is reached. Look at Tara Aukerland’s Andreas04 2.0 theme for an example of this last. Instead of three separate sidebar files she has one. My proposal is an extension of this to handle all PHP files in one. With the advances found in more recent iterations of WordPress placed in a single file.

    It is really interesting how different people view this question from different perspectives. And the way even a single user can change their ideas over time. A theme author could easily do this and release it. But they do’nt. Why not I wonder?

    In my own opinion, I don’t see how that would make it easier. I think that would make it a lot more complicated. Its complicated because everything is on 1 page. It will be over crowded with 100s or 1000s lines of html.

    Thread Starter mythusmage

    (@mythusmage)

    Limited,

    That all depends on what you want it to do, and on how you organize the information. Keep it simply and you shouldn’t have all that many. Get fancy and you will have a lot.

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