Give option to install parent theme if missing

[rabmalin]

When child theme is installed, that theme goes under Broken Themes if parent theme is missing. It would be great to have button to install parent theme (if exists in repo).

[philiparthurmoore]

This is a fantastic idea.

[swissspidy]

Of course this only works for themes on WordPress.org. How can we check for them?

[rabmalin]

I dont know the detail how WordPress.org API works. But may be we could use same approach how currently themes get update data from .org.

[obenland]

Replying to swissspidy:

Of course this only works for themes on WordPress.org. How can we check for them?

See the Codex for some high level info: ​https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress.org_API#Themes

[rabmalin]

Patch added.

[helen]

Sergey beat me to the keyword, but could we get a screenshot please? The original screenshot tells me that this is kind of ugly right now and we should probably do a little tweaking for that here :)

[SergeyBiryukov]

#blametrac

[rabmalin]

I just noticed needs-screenshots keyword. Does that mean I need to make screenshot of the patch?

[swissspidy]

Replying to rabmalin:

I just noticed needs-screenshots keyword. Does that mean I need to make screenshot of the patch?

Yes. See Helen's comment from above:

Sergey beat me to the keyword, but could we get a screenshot please? The original screenshot tells me that this is kind of ugly right now and we should probably do a little tweaking for that here :)

[rabmalin]

Screenshot added.

[SergeyBiryukov]

32668.2.diff​ moves the button to its own column, see 32668.2.png​.

[obenland]

Have you considered top-aligning the button and the Delete link with the rest of the text?

[SergeyBiryukov]

32668.3.diff​ displays the button for themes that are actually missing a parent, see 32668.3.png​.

Also swaps delete and install columns, otherwise the Delete link ends up in different columns for different themes.

[SergeyBiryukov]

Replying to obenland:

Have you considered top-aligning the button and the Delete link with the rest of the text?

They look aligned to me :) It's just that those columns don't have a header.

[SergeyBiryukov]

In 35187:

Themes: Add Install Parent Theme button for child themes that are missing a parent theme.

Props rabmalin for initial patch.
Fixes #32668.

[rabmalin]

Great. Thanks for merging it to core. :)