[Latest] Starter Content Now Allowed in WordPress.org Themes


Okay, not “now” … more like “soon.” And it’s not only about WordPress.org themes either. Here’s the TL;DR version:
The new beta of WordPress 4.7 allows themes to use starter content. That content can only be enabled on a spanking new site (a site that had basically nothing done to it other than having a theme installed).
Is that feature actually any useful (at the moment of writing this)? We say, “It’s a move in the right direction, but only somewhat functional at this point.”
Here’s more on this:
Why starter content?
Any form of starter content is something that theme developers have been dreaming about for what feels like since the dawn of time.
In a nutshell, if you’re a normal user who’s just looking for a nice theme to use on a shiny new site, you’ll quickly stumble upon a particular problem. In most cases, right after activating your new theme, you’ll realize that it looks nothing like the preview screenshot.
This is incredibly confusing for someone who’s new to WordPress … “Wait, why does that look nothing like what the screenshot promised?”
More or less, this is
Source: https://managewp.org/articles/13747/latest-starter-content-now-allowed-in-wordpress-org-themes




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