Twenty Seventeen: Content on homepage after installation does not match settings

[cvorko]

After new installation 4.7.3 on the homepage is only a list of latest post (i.e. "Hello Word!") with some widgets. There are no menus.

See example: ​https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_zVkWFJBp8bQ2Nub3RIaGRFaEk/view?usp=sharing

When I click on the Customize (and nothing else), I see menu and static page with some sections:

See example: ​https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_zVkWFJBp8bRDJHVWFXU2JKYWs/view?usp=sharing

When I click on Save&Publish, the new configuration is saved - although I didn't change any option!

When user clicks on Customize, he should get the same content like it is on the front side - it should be changed only after he changes an option in customizer.

This problem appears only at the beginning, after installation - when I change any option, it is saved, shown on the front side and in the customizer, too. But, the problem in the first step is important for new users.

The similar problem I had in 4.7.2.

[alexvorn2]

This is because of new theme starter content feature integrated in 4.7,
​https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/11/30/starter-content-for-themes-in-4-7/
and I think it is executed only in Customizer, it should get executed on theme install too (without Live Preview)

[alexvorn2]

Related #38624

[cvorko]

Replying to alexvorn2:

This is because of new theme starter content feature integrated in 4.7,
​https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/11/30/starter-content-for-themes-in-4-7/
and I think it is executed only in Customizer, it should get executed on theme install too (without Live Preview)

Thank you, this is the answer :-). And, according to the article, "Starter content is applied and displayed upon entering the customizer".

I agree that it would be less confusing when the starter content would be applied on theme install (when there is no user content) because now we have two predefined "packages":

• "Hello, world" and some pages on the install
• starter packet on entering the customizer.

The problem is that users feel confused when the page content changes while entering the customizer (e.g. menu is added). There should be at least a warning, something like "Starter content is applied and it should help you imagine what can stay on the page".

[laurelfulford]

Thanks for raising this, @cvorko, and for the explanation, @alexvorn2!

Since this sounds like it's not theme-specific, and is something that should be taken care of in #38624, I'm going to close this specific issue.

If you have any questions about this, just let me know!